Saudi Arabia’s neighbors have loosened financial and cultural boundaries for fear of losing business as the kingdom attempts to remold itself as a financial and tourism hub.
Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies pledged $2.5 billion in support of Jordan’s monarchy after mass protests over economic grievances roiled the country, sparking fears of another Arab Spring.
A United Nations envoy launches an urgent effort to head off an expected United Arab Emirates assault on Yemen’s most important port in the coming days, fearing an attack could create a humanitarian disaster.
A fire broke out Sunday in a Baghdad warehouse storing ballot boxes and voting equipment, in what some lawmakers said was an intentional attempt to thwart a manual recount of Iraq’s election results.
The Trump administration’s effort to pressure Iran depends on countries deeply skeptical of the U.S. campaign against the Islamic Republic.
The U.S. is unlikely to act on an appeal from the United Arab Emirates for U.S. military help in seizing a key Yemeni port from Iran-backed fighters, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Demonstrators clashed with Israeli forces after gathering in five locations along the fence between Israel and Gaza despite both sides having taken steps to ease tensions.
The Syrian regime is disguising Iran-allied militias as its own fighters, according to rebels, a battlefield feint that appears calculated to try to avoid further Israeli air strikes.
As Gaza’s rulers set new protests for Friday both sides calibrate rhetoric and actions, with Hamas issuing a more subdued call and Israel pledging to use more nonlethal equipment to confront demonstrators.
Iraqi authorities moved to conduct a full manual recount of 12 million ballots in recent national elections, threatening to slow down the formation of a government.
Dozens of high-profile Saudis are locked up in jail, many denounced as traitors. Hundreds, possibly more, are barred from leaving the kingdom. And others have quietly left their homeland with no plans to return.
Dozens of major American companies are preparing to pull out of Iran as the Trump administration closes a narrow legal window that has allowed firms to operate there without violating U.S. sanctions.
Jordan’s Prime Minister Hani Mulki resigned Monday after thousands protested in recent days against his government’s plan to increase taxes, causing uncertainty in a country that is a vital U.S. ally in the region.
The Trump administration is weighing an appeal from the United Arab Emirates for direct U.S. support to seize Yemen’s main port for humanitarian aid.
The sprawling Sadr City slum helped deliver a surprising victory in Iraqi elections for cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, the son of the man who gave the Baghdad neighborhood its name.
Working-class resentment and political tensions present tough challenges to Abdel Fattah Al Sisi as the Egyptian president starts his second term.
The State Department has formally designated the Syrian militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham as part of a foreign terrorist organization, a response to its growing sway in northwestern Syria.
Gaza’s ruler Hamas on Wednesday declared a unilateral cease-fire with Israel, after a day of intense shelling from the Palestinian territory and retaliatory strikes raised concerns of an imminent wider conflict.
Israeli jets launched airstrikes against targets in Gaza in response to militants firing mortar shells and rockets into the country, ramping up tensions after weeks of deadly clashes at the border fence.
The Syrian regime is threatening to move against an antigovernment stronghold in the country’s southwest, raising pressure on Russia to keep Iran and its proxies out of a fight that could inflame tensions with Syria’s neighbor, Israel.
Yemeni forces backed by a Saudi-led military coalition are closing in on the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, a campaign that could prove a turning point in the war against the Houthis and a setback for Iran’s interests in the country.
Chinese and Russian state-backed companies are maneuvering to profit from European firms leaving Iran, threatening the Trump administration’s bid to raise economic pressure on Tehran.
Qatar directed shopkeepers to clear their stores of contraband goods from Saudi Arabia and other neighboring countries, the latest salvo in the economic battle among former Middle East allies that shows no signs of easing.
Iran’s widening influence in the Middle East—already under pressure from the U.S.—also faces growing resistance from within its close regional allies, Syria and Iraq.
The Treasury Department on Thursday imposed sanctions on nine individuals and firms accused of procuring jet engines and airplane parts for Iranian airlines previously blacklisted for their support of U.S.-designated terror groups.