Month: January 1970

When authoritarian Middle Eastern regimes feel threatened by their public, they often shut down the internet. But such disruptions are not without costs. And one advocacy group has devised a … Read More

Israeli forces launched a large military operation in Jenin in the northern West Bank overnight Sunday, killing at least three people and injuring 13 others, according to the Palestinian Health … Read More

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Sunday that Israeli warplanes had targeted a Syrian air defense battery from which they claimed an anti-aircraft rocket was launched towards Israel.

Five people were shot dead by a Palestinian gunman near Tel Aviv on Tuesday, Israeli police said, marking the third such attack in Israel within a week.

Read CNN’s Fast Facts about Saudi Arabia and learn more about the oil-rich, Middle Eastern kingdom, home to Islam’s holiest cities, Mecca and Medina.

A series of terror attacks and violent incidents have put Israel and the Palestinian territories on edge again.

The Saudi-led military alliance and the Iran-aligned Houthi movement, who have been at war in Yemen since 2015, agreed to a two-month truce Friday, marking a significant step toward ending … Read More

Dubai’s Expo has come to an end — now much of the site will transition to a “human-centric” smart city.

The release of two British-Iranian citizens was however the conclusion of just one chapter in a long history of prisoners that have become bargaining chips in the political squabbles between … Read More

After weeks of signals from Iranian and Western officials that a deal to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement was imminent, an escalation in rhetoric between Tehran and the United … Read More