Middle East

Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu responded Tuesday to a suggestion from President Biden that his government "walks away" from controversial judicial overhaul plans, which have drawn an unprecedented backlash within Israel, by…

A strike Thursday by a suspected Iranian-made drone killed a U.S. contractor and wounded five American troops and another contractor in northeast Syria, the Pentagon said. American forces said they retaliated soon after with…

Hundreds of people swarmed into downtown Beirut Wednesday to protest Lebanon's dire economic conditions as the collapse of the country's currency posed an increasing challenge for a government reeling from years of chaos. Security…

In this episode of "Intelligence Matters," host Michael Morell speaks with former senior U.S. ambassador and Middle East envoy Dennis Ross about growing instability in the Middle East, including tensions between Israel and Palestine,…

Beirut —  When Caroline Sadaka buys groceries in the Lebanese capital Beirut, she keeps her phone in hand – not to check her shopping list but to calculate the spiraling costs of goods now priced at volatile exchange rates that vary by…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates —  Oil giant Saudi Aramco reported Sunday its profits surged to $161 billion last year off higher crude prices, a record result for an energy firm crucial to the kingdom's economy. The firm, known formally as…

Karnataka has sought to relax its factories law to provide for extended working hours to drive investments in electronics manufacturing and help existing units such as Wistron expand further, as well as attract the likes of Foxconn to set…

Beirut —  When Moheidein Bazazo opened his Beirut mini-market in 1986, during some of the fiercest fighting in Lebanon's civil war, he didn't expect it to thrive. But several years later, he had shelves full of food and needed 12 employees…

cairo —  As the Egyptian economy struggles against negative headwinds from many directions, some sectors appear to be performing well. Ordinary Egyptians are buying lower-end merchandise as their purchasing power is eroded by inflation…

Kigali, RwandaCorbis via Getty Images The Middle East and Africa represent almost 25% of the world’s population, and how they navigate this period of global volatility will determine their progress – or regression – for at least the next…