But the main reason Tehran looked so dour this time round was our minders. Tasked with supervising a trip that included an interview with the foreign minister, they were solicitous and well-meaning. But from the moment The Economist’s digital editor,

USS McFaul deploys from Naval Station Norfolk to the Middle East, joining fellow Norfolk-based destroyer in the region

Israel is carrying out strikes as it loses patience with Hezbollah and Hamas’s resistance to disarming.

O rder a fizzy drink in Baghdad or Beirut and chances are you’ll be served a Pepsi. Unlike anywhere else in the world, in the Middle East Pepsi has managed to trounce Coca Cola. Its success is part random chance, part clever navigation of political fault lines that have not spared America’s big soft-drinks companies.

Despite a cease-fire with Hezbollah, almost daily strikes demonstrate an emboldened Israel’s strategy to eliminate its enemies any time, anywhere.

Airbus expects the Middle East's regional aircraft fleet to more than double to 3,700 planes by 2044, an official said on Sunday.

Ambassador Talmiz Ahmad and John Calabrese examine India’s evolving strategy in the Middle East. In this episode of Beyond the Indus, Ambassador Talmiz Ahmad and John Calabrese from the Middle East Institute join host Tushar Shetty to examine India’s evolving strategy in the Middle East.

Ambition puts pressure on the system to grow, but if the system grows without any structure, then the result is that excellence is diluted.

The Middle East has sought to become a prominent figure in professional sports over the past few years, and basketball is a key component of their efforts. With the NBA expanding its presence in the Middle East,