Words organize the world; they fix hierarchies and draw borders in our heads before anyone draws them on a map. “Middle East” ...

Middle East countries might look close geographically, but their debt regimes are very diverse. Here are the overriding factors in fixed income for the GCC region.

How maps’ names and border territories − and what they omit - can project different political objectives.

Israel’s leaders may not officially proclaim expansionist ambitions but their settlement expansion, displacement of the ...

It was an administrative transfer of power in 1947 that saw territories in the Gulf region change hands from the Indian ...

A map of U.S. State Department travel warnings for the Middle East shows Americans being advised to steer clear of many of the region's countries or to show extra caution, with Iran and Israel at ...

'Arab Spring 2.0': Understanding protests muddling Iraq, Lebanon and the Middle East Protesters in each country are calling for changes in government amid a deep distrust of leaders and for ...