Will the Middle East emerge from its disastrous post-Ottoman century? With Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon all weak, the ...

AS tensions flare up between modern-day Iran and Israel — through drone warfare, cyberattacks and regional proxy clashes — ...

At Opis, Alexander the Great confronted a mutiny of his army, caused by simmering tensions between the Macedonians and ...

Following Iranian strikes on the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base and Tuesday's shaky ceasefire between Israel and Iran, the future of ...

The war between Israel and Iran has raised concerns that Iran could try to close the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important oil chokepoint.

Nearly the entire southern border of Iran is populated by oil and gas fields, many of which are jointly operated with allies ...

Iran targeted the U.S. military's largest Middle East air base on Monday, June 23, in an apparent response to Saturday ...

The Emirati national guard says it has evacuated 24 people from an oil tanker after a collision between two ships just east ...

Screenshot from Google Maps showing both names for the Persian Gulf and Arabian Gulf. ... Amira joined Newsweek in 2025 from The Wall Street Journal and had previously worked at the Daily News Egypt.

TEHRAN – A land or body of water can hold diverse meanings. The Persian Gulf, for example, is a vital waterway for global oil transport, an exotic destination for tourists, and a geostrategic location ...

In the 1960s, Iran and Egypt fell out over the Iranian Shah's support of Israel, ... As of today, Google Maps uses both Persian and Arabian Gulf. To emphasise the importance of the matter, ...

A mysterious 'complex' about 25 miles south of Egypt's Giza pyramids has sparked theories of a hidden 'Stargate' in the desert.. Google Map users spotted a horseshoe-shaped structure with another ...