Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has begun a tour of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, marking his second visit ...

The Israel-Iran conflict has shown that Central Asia’s bid for strategic autonomy is deeply fragile. In a world of unraveling ...

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Hussein Ibish, senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute, about Gaza ceasefire talks and the appointment of a new Hamas leader in Gaza.

JAMES JEFFREY served as a Foreign Service Officer in seven U.S. administrations, including, during the first Trump ...

For the first time in three decades, America today enjoys unrivaled hegemony over the Middle East—giving the Trump ...

It is more secure from threats than at any time since its founding. But the war in Gaza, and attacks on Iran and Lebanon, ...

Gulf oil powers are emerging as key LNG players, leveraging rising consumer demand to justify strategic global gas ...

From sea to shining sea, music has defined how Americans see themselves -- and their country. On the Fourth of July, these ...

Once fierce advocates of military action against Tehran, Gulf countries now call for restraint and diplomacy. No longer ...

Critics feared it would plunge the Middle East into a wider war. That doomsday scenario has not come to pass, at least for ...

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump is chipping away at Iran’s regional influence. He is urging Syria and Lebanon to join the ...

During Gulf War II, coalition forces made a stunning discovery in the Iraqi desert: dozens of fighter jets buried beneath ...