Middle East

The Middle East as a time loop

Understanding the Middle Eastern crisis through the temporal lens of Dark

A childhood in the Middle East and navigating a life back home

The struggles of once-expatriate students who grew up in the Middle East.

Oil prices tumble as Iran fears ease, yen weakens after Japan polls

Oil prices fell as much as five percent in early trade before paring some of their losses

Oil prices drop on easing fears over Middle East, most markets rise

Both main oil contracts dropped around three percent in early exchanges, after the Washington Post reported that Netanyahu had pledged to target Iran's military rather than its crude and nuclear sector

Oil prices rise on US storm, fears of Israel-Iran conflict

US President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Israel's plans concerning Iran in a 30-minute call on Wednesday that the White House described as "direct and very productive"

Oil prices steady after sliding on potential Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire

Brent crude futures rose 22 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $77.4 a barrel by 0349 GMT

Oil prices dip after strongest weekly rise in over a year

Brent crude futures fell 31 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $77.74 per barrel by 0435 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures slipped 20 cents, or 0.27 percent, to $74.18 per barrel

Why oil price yet to ignite on Middle East escalation?

Benchmark oil contract, Brent North Sea crude, has rallied about five dollars this week after Iran's missile attack on Israel -- but remaining around $75 per barrel

Stock markets slump, oil jumps on Middle East concerns

US and European stocks turned sharply lower after the strikes, which Iran launched in response to the killings of Tehran-backed militant leaders

October 25, 2023
October 25, 2023

IMF concerned for loss of lives, economic slowdown from Mideast conflict, chief says

 The Internatinal Monetary Fund (IMF) is concerned about the tragic loss of lives in the epicenter of the Israel-Gaza war and the destruction and reduction of economic activity, managing director Kristalina Georgieva said at an investment conference on Wednesday.

October 23, 2023
October 23, 2023

Asia shares slip on Middle East woes, higher yields

Asian shares hit one-year lows Monday as the risk of a wider conflict in the Middle East clouded sentiment in a week laden with data on U.S. growth and inflation as well as earnings from some of the world's largest tech companies.

June 23, 2022
June 23, 2022

Covid-19 cases on the rise in Southeast Asia, Middle East and Europe

The number of new coronavirus cases rose in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe last week, while the number of deaths globally dropped by 16%, according to the World Health Organization’s latest weekly pandemic report issued Wednesday.

October 14, 2021
October 14, 2021

Books that changed the world: Gilgamesh through the sands of time

The epic antedates even the depiction of the famous Trojan war; it is, in effect, the oldest epic found till date.

May 10, 2018
May 10, 2018

Iran targets Israeli positions across Syrian frontier, Israel pounds Syria

Iranian forces in Syria shells Israeli army outposts across the Syrian frontier overnight, Israel says, prompting one of the heaviest Israeli strikes in Syria since its civil war began in 2011.

December 14, 2017
December 14, 2017

Revive Middle East peace process

President Abdul Hamid yesterday urged all concerned to revive the Middle East peace process and adopt a constructive approach to it under a two-state solution.

November 21, 2017
November 21, 2017

Transition in the Middle East: Transition to what?

Transition is the name of the game in the Middle East and North Africa. The question is, transition to what?

November 15, 2017
November 15, 2017

Madness in the Middle East - Is Lebanon in the firing line?

Just as news started to come out that the Syrian Arab Army was on the verge of liberating the city of Abu Kamal, destroying the last Islamic State stronghold in Syria, rekindling hope that the region may yet see some semblance of stability...

November 10, 2017
November 10, 2017

The Middle East: It will only get worse

As Saudi Arabia reels from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's crackdown on the kingdom's elite, indications are that the Saudi-Iranian proxy war is heating up.

September 30, 2017
September 30, 2017

Is South Asia the new Middle East?

The Middle East is often viewed as a region waylaid by feelings of collective humiliation and violent rivalries, both between and within countries.