2025 was a complex and multifaceted year for Christians in the Middle East. Across six pivotal countries, the contours of ...

In 2025, Middle Eastern national oil companies anchored the global energy system by sustaining hydrocarbon primacy, expanding ...

SIPRI, the global security research think tank, reported that military spending surged globally, with the Middle East seeing ...

New geopolitical alignments are giving the region more strategic autonomy. Multi-aligned diplomacy — balancing the U.S., ...

A decade after Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates led a joint military campaign to curb Iran’s influence in Yemen, the two allies now find themselves pitted against each other there.

A recent Saudi air strike on UAE weapons in Yemen exposed major differences between the two important Gulf states' foreign ...

Analysis reveals how American force, not retreat, reshaped the Middle East in 2025, from Gaza ceasefire to Iran's weakened position across the region.

Recommended readings selected by MEI’s book review editor from reviews published in this year’s issues of The Middle East Journal. Subscribe to MEJ to read full reviews of these and other new ...

Middle East oil power is losing geopolitical influence. Global energy diversification and reduced Western dependence—especially by the U.S. and EU—have made markets more resilient to Middle Eastern ...

Popularity of the birds of prey has been ‘soaring’ despite doubts over the legality of sourcing and concerns for animal ...

Israeli security sources issued a grave warning that a sitting Middle Eastern president may be targeted. Intelligence linked ...

Over the past decade, the Middle East has been flooded with captagon. The drug, a mix of amphetamines and caffeine, has become especially popular in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, where ...