The Druze live in pockets across the Middle East, and Israeli members of the community want Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...

PROMOTING his Edinburgh Fringe show, opening later this month, Sami Abu Wardeh worries that he might have been funnier.

PROMOTING his Edinburgh Fringe show, opening later this month, Sami Abu Wardeh worries that he might have been funnier.

Travel + Leisure readers spanned the region as they selected their favorite city hotels and resorts in North Africa and the Middle East.

Travel + Leisure readers showed a decisive preference for cities in North Africa and the Middle East this year, with only one based outside these regions.

The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting was hit during a live broadcast. Now, as in 1967, Israel has redrawn the map of the Middle East.

Future conflicts may be decoupled from oil shocks, giving Western powers more freedom to engage politically in the region without immediate energy security concerns.

President Trump, Israel and Iran say a ceasefire he announced earlier between the two nations has begun.

Israel’s military success against Iran undermines one incentive for Saudi normalization and raises concerns about its growing power.

China’s Middle East strategy is centered primarily on ensuring energy security, since China imports heavily from the Gulf states and Iran.