Welcome to our live blog bringing you the latest developments from across West Asia. Stay updated on key shifts in regional ...

The 2020s are proving to be the most troubled decade in recent history, with conflicts breaking out at the drop of a hat ~ not in far corners of the world, but in our immediate neighbourhood.

Giving in to a bully only encourages them to increase their demands. Most of us learned this as children. But some did not.

The MENA Energy Recap is a quarterly review of key energy developments that took place in the region from April through June of 2025 and what they signal in the months ahead. The Recap views these ...

A classified U.S. assessment says recent airstrikes on Iran-backed groups in Syria and Iraq were far less effective than ...

President Donald Trump has hosted Bahrain's crown prince and Qatar's prime minister at the White House. The meetings focused on strengthening diplomatic and economic ties with the Persian Gulf ...

While these conflicts are disquieting, the biggest geopolitical risk affecting Asia is U.S. policy uncertainty, particularly ...

The price strength could mark the early signs of inflation driven by the new tariff regime — especially with more duties ...

The recent strikes could convince Iran and other states that building nuclear weapons is the only way to prevent such attacks ...

For the first time in decades, Iran’s stranglehold on the Middle East has been broken. The Iran-backed network that nearly succeeded in encircling Israel — Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis, Iraqi ...

It is more secure from threats than at any time since its founding. But the war in Gaza, and attacks on Iran and Lebanon, ...