Mohamed Elmenshawy is a Washington based political commentator. In every major Middle Eastern war, the same illusion returns: the belief that bombs can rewrit…

Police officers block a street during a demonstration in Tirana, Albania, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, opposing a luxury coastal development project linked to Jare…

Israel and Lebanon on Wednesday agreed to renew a ceasefire that would be contingent on the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group holding back all fire, represe…

The leftwing American commentator Cenk Uygur talks about the ban on him and his nephew, Hasan Piker, entering the UK this week. With reporting from Kiran Stace…

The Middle East is Japan’s main source of crude oil, from which naphtha is extracted and used to make items including printing ink and plastics Takeaways, sup…

The the Republican-led House voted on Wednesday to pull U.S. forces from Iran

Lebanon's Health Ministry reports that 3,516 people have now been killed by Israeli attacks on the country since March.

A new economic outlook released Wednesday indicates that a prolonged disruption of energy supplies resulting from the war in Iran would deliver a severe blow t…

Trump seeks to split Lebanon talks from war on Iran negotiations US President Donald Trump says he wants to keep talks on the conflict in Lebanon separate fro…

Iran's foreign minister said on Wednesday that negotiations to end the Middle East war had made "no tangible progress" after fresh US and Iranian strikes teste…

An Iran drone attack on Kuwait’s main airport killed one and injured dozens more. Still, late today President Trump dismissed the latest violence and said a lo…