A decade after Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates led a joint military campaign to curb Iran’s influence in Yemen, the two allies now find themselves pitted against each other there.

Trump threatens U.S. intervention if Iran violently suppresses ongoing protests, escalating tensions after last year's 12-day ...

SIPRI, the global security research think tank, reported that military spending surged globally, with the Middle East seeing ...

2025 was a complex and multifaceted year for Christians in the Middle East. Across six pivotal countries, the contours of ...

According to a new report by the Economist, “The global clout of the Middle East is growing.” The Wall Street Journal strongly agrees. Recent economic stats put the GDP of the Middle East and North ...

Recommended readings selected by MEI’s book review editor from reviews published in this year’s issues of The Middle East Journal. Subscribe to MEJ to read full reviews of these and other new ...

Saudi Arabia’s population reached roughly 34.7 million after 1.8% growth in 2025. High birth rates among citizens, inflows of ...

After more than a decade of wars, from Syria to Gaza, the Middle East is exhausted by conflict. Is it ready to find another ...

Budget travellers and Middle East explorers may have just received one of the best travel gifts of the year. Oman’s low-cost ...

This week was a mixed bag for the tech and travel sectors. Chinese EV maker XPeng Inc. announced expansion plans in the ...

MBC Group’s Shahid, Disney+ and Middle East streamer OSN+ have united their apps in a groundbreaking bundling agreement for the region.

The MSC World Europa is scheduled to return to the Middle East for a second consecutive winter season in 2027-28. According to MSC Cruises’ website, the LNG-powered vessel will reposition to the ...