Middle East

Smoke billows after Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon. File Photo: Reuters
Panorama

Red lines: Will Arab leaders go beyond angry words?

They have accused Israel of genocide and of pushing the entire Middle East toward war. But is there anything Arab leaders can really do to bring about a cease-fire? And do they even want to?

File photo: An Airbus A320-214 passenger aircraft of Air France airline, takes off from Malaga-Costa del Sol airport, in Malaga, Spain, May 3, 2024. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File photo
World+Biz

Factbox-Airlines suspend flights as Middle East tensions rise

Israel's military evacuate injured people by helicopter after an anti-tank missile was fired into Israel from Lebanon, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, near Israel's border with Lebanon in northern Israel September 19, 2024. REUTERS/Ayal Margolin/File Photo
USA

US warns all parties against escalation in the Middle East

Slain Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif.
Middle East

Mohammed Deif: Hamas military leader and 7 October mastermind was killed in Gaza airstrike, Israel says

New Chief of Hamas Khaled Meshaal.
Middle East

Khaled Meshaal, who survived Israeli assassination attempt, tipped to be new Hamas leader

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman fist bumps U.S. President Joe Biden upon his arrival at Al Salman Palace, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 15, 2022. Photo: REUTERS
Panorama

America and the Arab world: Shifting sands

Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba and pray at the Grand Mosque ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia July 6, 2022. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Middle East

More than 1.5 million foreign Muslims arrive in Mecca for annual Hajj pilgrimage

The Iranian flag flutters outside the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria, 6 March 2023. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

What happens if an Iranian president dies in office?

Israel’s attack on journalists has been record-breaking. Mourners react as they attend the funeral of Al Jazeera cameraman Samer Abu Daqqa on 16 December 2023. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

Why the 'only democracy in the Middle East' shut down Al Jazeera

A girl walks next to a tent sprayed with a message in solidarity with pro-Palestinian university students, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinians, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, May 2, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo
USA

Why Palestinians can count on American students but not Arab allies to protest

Saudi Arabia steps up arrests of those attacking Israel online
Middle East

Saudi Arabia steps up arrests of those attacking Israel online

Workers pass busy time knitting “bisht” at a factory at Hapunia area of Bogura sadar upazila. Bisht is a traditional garment worn by Arabs in the Middle Eastern countries. Manufactured in Bogura factories, it is exported to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait. Photo: TBS
Economy

Making dress for Middle East rulers: Bogura lights up a path of prosperity

Smoke rises from Halta village as seen from Ibl al-Saqi village in southern Lebanon, near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon,October 8, 2023. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
Middle East

Lebanon's Hezbollah launches deepest attack into Israel since start of Gaza war