But the main reason Tehran looked so dour this time round was our minders. Tasked with supervising a trip that included an interview with the foreign minister, they were solicitous and well-meaning. But from the moment The Economist’s digital editor,

Turkey, Egypt and Qatar officials meet in Cairo to discuss the next phase of a Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal amid ongoing violation allegations and obstacles.

Despite a cease-fire with Hezbollah, almost daily strikes demonstrate an emboldened Israel’s strategy to eliminate its enemies any time, anywhere.

O rder a fizzy drink in Baghdad or Beirut and chances are you’ll be served a Pepsi. Unlike anywhere else in the world, in the Middle East Pepsi has managed to trounce Coca Cola. Its success is part random chance, part clever navigation of political fault lines that have not spared America’s big soft-drinks companies.

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As airports in the Middle East expand, they are facing new competition: each other. The region’s hubs in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Turkey and Saudi Arabia are on an expansion drive that

USS McFaul deploys from Naval Station Norfolk to the Middle East, joining fellow Norfolk-based destroyer in the region

With AI adoption accelerating across the Middle East and cloud platforms scaling at record speed, the region’s infrastructure demands are rising fast. Storage performance has become a critical factor in enabling real-time services,

Global post-production and VFX giant Company 3 has signed an agreement with the nascent Film Committee at Media City Qatar to set up a post-production and VFX studio in Doha.

World Future Energy Summit 2026 to spotlight potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Middle East’s clean energy sector

The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions will host its first expo in the Middle East at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.