Trump might defy the odds and secure a lasting resolution to the Israel-Palestine problem. But the odds are not in his favor. Nor is historical precedent.

Some national borders are determined by natural phenomena like seas, mountains and rivers. Most, however, are created by ...

Maps are ubiquitous—on phones, in-flight and car displays, and in textbooks the world over. While some maps delineate and ...

Electronics and auto manufacturing are key industries. The middle class in Mexico is still small by global standards but it was at 45% of the population 2016 and it's growing. The income levels ...

By the time he died, aged just 32, he had redrawn the map of the northern hemisphere ... Over a 10-year period, fighting ...

The White House said that Sisi had "expressed his confidence that President Trump's leadership could usher in a golden age of Middle East peace." "The two leaders also discussed Egypt's important role ...

In our popular media no less than our politics, the Middle East is a site of conflict, trauma and terrorism. Even in narratives that are sympathetic and relatively nuanced, or which diagnose the ...

Israel, Lebanon and the U.S. are negotiating the release of Lebanese prisoners. A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect a week ago. Hostages held in the strip and Palestinian ...

It is a seismic victory for the United States and a major turning point for the Middle East. Representatives of ... and financial aid to build a modern state with robust democratic institutions ...

For more Saudi news, visit our dedicated page. According to SPA, the two leaders discussed Middle East security and ways to deepen cooperation on issues like combating terrorism and promoting ...

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Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, has announced he will visit Gaza in the coming days as part of what he called an “inspection team ...