The region known as the Middle East has been conquered and reconquered by every super power in the West. This has created a region rich in a culture of resistance and thousands of ethnic groups looking for their piece of land. This has created a complicated region and Jpost's Middle East News simplifies it.
Set up 30 years ago as part of interim peace accords with Israel that Abbas helped craft, the PA has seen its popularity shrivel amid allegations of graft and incompetence.
Iran is clearly trying to show off that it now has a missile that can threaten the whole Middle East, and likely reach Europe.
Iran’s foreign minister met with the UAE’s president, while the deputy foreign minister held talks with a Qatari counterpart.
In response to the deadly migrant boat sinking off Greece, Pakistan mourns the victims while intensifying efforts to crack down on human trafficking networks within the country
The United States is continuing to work in the Middle East to deal with challenges, such as Russia’s actions in Syria and to deter Iranian threats.
Experts and diplomats from Greece, Israel and Cyprus met in Cyprus and discussed stability, from the Eastern Mediterranean to the Middle East.
Despite Egypt and Israel signing a peace agreement in 1979, according to many Israeli analysts, large swathes of Egypt's population remain deeply hostile toward Israel.
Iranian and Western officials have met repeatedly in recent weeks to sketch out a limited deal.
Morocco, which had planned to host the meeting, canceled it after the Israeli cabinet voted to change how it authorized construction in the West Bank.
Iranian top security official Ali Akbar Ahmadian met with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
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