The conflict-ridden Middle East will stand at a critical juncture in 2026 after power shifts and unresolved wars, political ...

After more than a decade of wars, from Syria to Gaza, the Middle East is exhausted by conflict. Is it ready to find another ...

Agreement seen as 1st step toward shifting power generation from fuel oil to gas, easing costs and environmental impact - ...

Israel views Gaza primarily as a core security issue rather than part of the occupied Palestinian territories, even though ...

Israel’s calls to negotiate economic agreements with Lebanon amount to an attempt to sidestep its failure to comply with the ...

ON BOARD THE PAPAL AIRCRAFT — In his first news conference as pope, Leo XIV on Tuesday called for dialogue between the United States and Venezuela, emphasized Europe’s importance in resolving the war ...

Shortly before leaving my home in Virginia to spend the holidays in Beirut, a colleague asked me, echoing Ronald Reagan’s old one liner from 1980: Isn’t Lebanon better off now than at the start of ...

BEIRUT — Pope Leo XIV is in Lebanon on his first visit to the Middle East since he was chosen as leader of the world's Catholics in May. He arrives at a pivotal time for the country, buffeted by ...

Pope Leo XIV's first foreign trip is over. A six-day pilgrimage to the Middle East wrapped up Tuesday in Beirut. We were in conflict-torn Lebanon just a few miles from the country's Ground Zero, where ...

The deadliest single insurgent attack of the war in Iraq struck in Hilla today, 60 miles south of Baghdad. At least 115 people were killed and 132 wounded at a busy market and an office where police ...

Israel is striking at will in Lebanon, killing enemies and innocents. Hezbollah is weakened, but its supporters remain defiant. A fragile cease-fire teeters on the edge of collapse. Is this the region ...