Essam al-Shazly is the latest foreign national to die in a ‘horrifying’ surge in capital punishment under Mohammed bin Salman. His mother has bravely spoken to the Guardian of his ‘unjust’ killing ...

Riyadh is in talks with Somalia, Egypt and Turkey about two new defense pacts. What impact will they have if they go ahead?

The review could mean that the construction of the futuristic city Neom, which has already cost billions, could be ...

In ancient Egypt, what was the Sphinx all about? – Effie, age 8, New Plymouth, New Zealand. One of the most mysterious and ...

Ahmed bin Othman al-Tuwaijri accused oil-rich Gulf nation of trying to weaken Saudi Arabia so it could emerge as a dominant ...

The Middle East does not need new alliances that accumulate crises; it needs one rational alliance to prevent an explosion.

Keren Setton maps a Middle East in motion, where alliances look less like permanent architecture and more like scaffolding. With the prospect of a US-Iran war hanging over the region, President Donald ...

Discover four of the world’s most ambitious mega-projects redefining urban development in desert environments. This video ...

The UAE was the first country to sign the Abraham Accords, a series of agreements sponsored by the US between Israel and the ...

Trump acknowledges some countries may need parliamentary approval to join group; Slovenia latest country to decline to participate, while Vatican says pope received invitation The post 8 Muslim ...

"The problem is that we haven't known each other enough. There is a current refusal to accept the other and believe that ...