About 40,000 U.S. forces, at least a dozen warships and four Air Force fighter jet squadrons are spread across the region.

When World War I ended in 1918, the winners, principally Britain and France (for the US electorate had decisively rejected ...

In a slight revision of the map of the Middle East, the United Nations seemingly ... it is impossible to "cross" from Jordan into Gaza without crossing Israel. The UN post on X seemingly forgets ...

Here is a series of maps explaining why ... the moment the British mandate terminated, though without announcing its borders. The following day Israel was invaded by five Arab armies, marking ...

Today in Western markets such as Europe or North America, national/international brands have experienced increasing pressure from store brands, also known as private labels. The explosive growth of ...

In the latest round of blasts, exploding walkie-talkies killed 14 and injured at least 450 people, according to Lebanon's ...

White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby said the U.S. is doing “everything we can" to prevent an "all ...

As a rule, the boy marries the girl next door throughout the whole world, but next door goes on without stop ... southern Italy, the eastern Mediterranean, parts of the Middle East, and over ...

UAE President sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is due Monday in Washington for a first official visit at a time of soaring ...

The air transport industry as a whole, and especially those airports and airlines in the Middle East, stand on the cusp of yet another ... enriched uranium to levels unprecedented for a state without ...

Israel carried out one of the most intense bombardments of the past year, as warplanes launched 70 airstrikes, Lebanese ...

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