The coronavirus pandemic and subsequent near worldwide shutdown of international travel has hit every economy, but those countries who rely on tourism...

In mid-April, Turkey was in the thick of the coronavirus crisis averaging over 4,000 new cases a day, but three weeks ago President Recep Tayyip Erdog...

As the world comes to grips coping with the deadly spread of coronavirus, familiar conflicts and security issues have persisted in the Middle East. Wh...

With the world struggling to combat the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, G20 countries met virtually to discuss the impacts on the globa...

COVID-19, commonly referred to as the coronavirus, has panicked global economic markets and precipitated a health crisis that is on the verge of going...

President Donald Trump announced his long-awaited peace plan between Israel and Palestine last week alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah...

The United States and President Donald Trump’s decision to assassinate Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s top military commander, on January 3 sent shockwaves t...

On 15 November, the Iranian government announced a 50% hike in petrol prices, and angry Iranians took to the streets to air their grievances.  Protest...

The Lebanese people have taken to the street since October 17 to protest the country’s current economic disparity and the government’s mismanagement a...

On the first day of October, thousands of Iraqis began taking to the streets to protest high unemployment numbers, corruption, poor public services, a...

Iran heavily features in many conflicts between regional and world powers, and it is often central to the great political issues of the day.  While Ir...

Sudan has been in political upheaval since late December 2018 when thousands took to the streets to the protest increasing cost of living and a woeful...

Libya has been locked in a civil war since 2014 leaving the country in turmoil and regional partners scrambling for power in the fragile nation.  Figh...

Growing tensions between Washington and Tehran appeared to reach a head last week, following suspected attacks against two oil tankers in the Gulf of ...

The European Parliament elections which wrapped up on 26 May are not the end all be all when it comes to the European Union, but the election results ...

President Donald Trump announced plans to end exemptions from sanctions for countries purchasing oil from Iran.  The sudden announcement will have bro...

Algerians have taken to the street since March 1 to protest President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s 20-year reign of the country, and through mass political ...

Two competing diplomatic meetings were held on February 14, clearly drawing the lines for different strategies in the Middle East. Many analysts class...

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took a whirlwind, week-long diplomatic tour of seven Middle Eastern countries to offer reassurances to th...

The United Arab Emirates pardoned British Ph.D. student Matthew Hedges on November 26th after holding him in prison on spy charges.  The UAE accused t...