Area: 22,000 sq km. Population: 9.5m. Prime minister: Binyamin Netanyahu.

In April 1980, President Jimmy Carter authorized Operation Eagle Claw, an ill-fated military operation to rescue the American ...

Iranian retaliation against U.S. assets in the Middle East following the U.S. strikes on Iran or the potential assassination of Iran's supreme leader could "lead to a scenario where a lot of Americans ...

The United States maintains a vast military presence in the Middle East, with forces in more than a dozen countries and on ...

With tensions continuing to escalate in the Middle East, the United States government has now warned its citizens not to travel to Lebanon. The crisis in the region has been intensifying since the ...

The geopolitical conditions for the Israel-Iran war have been brewing for decades, and the past 20 months have seen a titanic ...

There are Turkish-backed rebels and Sunni Muslim jihadists in the north, Kurds ruling over much of Syria’s east, and Jordan-backed militants in the south, among others.

Social media users have spotted a 'scary’ detail on a Flight Radar map after Qatar temporarily closed its airspace amid missile strikes in the Middle East.

The largest country in the Middle East is the majestic Saudi Arabia, which boasts exceptional landscapes and bustling cities. It has only been open for tourism since 2013, so the country is still ...

New infections reported by region. Of every 100 infections last reported around the world, about 22 were reported from countries in Asia and the Middle East.The region is currently reporting a ...

Trump's Gulf tour sidelines Netanyahu, marks new Middle East order Netanyahu's stance on Gaza, US-Iran talks creates rift with US Massive arms and financial deals signal US pivot to wealthy Gulf ...

The message was clear: in Trump's less ideological, more results-driven vision of Middle East diplomacy, Netanyahu could no longer count on unconditional U.S. support for his right-wing agenda ...