The roots of the Iran-Israel standoff lie in the seismic shift of 1979, when the Iranian Revolution overthrew the Shah and ...

THE issue of this map occurs at an opportune moment. Public attention has been much directed lately to the once fertile strip of country that lies between the deserts of Arabia on the one hand ...

Forests and woodlands of West Asia occupy only 3.66 million hectares or 1 percent of the region's land area and account for less than 0.1 percent of the world's total forested area. FAO sums the ...

In Israel, supported by the United States, there is growing conviction that the current context presents a unique opportunity to redefine the political map of West Asia. This strategic shift aims to ...

"The country in its present shape, founded in 1946, may altogether vanish from the map of West Asia," retired Indian diplomat Melkulangara Bhadrakumar said NEW DELHI, December 9. /TASS/.

It has forced additional costs on global trade with sea routes in West Asia coming under fire; 17 Indian sailors are trapped in an Israeli merchant ship seized by the Iranians on Friday.

As western empires occupied or dominated Asia in the 19th century, European respect for the region turned, in the minds of many, into contempt. Yet the traditions of India and Japan in particular ...

His comments came amid fears of further escalation of conflict in the West Asia if Israel were to retaliate and attack Iran, potentially its nuclear and oil facilities. This, analysts fear ...