Saudi Arabia

'Devotion is everything': Breaking Bad star Giancarlo Esposito converts to Islam

Social media erupted with positive reactions as the American actor was filmed praying in a Moroccan mosque

War on Iran: How the Gulf stepped in to clean up America's mess

Andreas Krieg

'From outlier to trailblazer': How Oman offers a glimpse into the post-war Gulf

Saudi football's star-studded revolution has yet to lift the national team

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Palestinian elites have been collaborating against the resistance for a century

Joseph Massad

Trump says 'settlement' reached to end war on Iran

World Cup 2026: Ranking some of the best kits from the Middle East and North Africa

World Cup 2026: Five players from the Middle East to watch out for

How a regional defence pact could deal the final blow to Israel's violent expansionism

David Hearst

Defected Sudanese RSF commander Savannah performs Hajj in Mecca

Why Trump is using Iran talks to revive the Abraham Accords

UAE and Bahrain fail to join GCC condemnation of Somaliland opening embassy in Jerusalem

Trump calls for 'mandatory' adherence to Abraham Accords in Iran ceasefire talks

Iran has won the war. Trump and Netanyahu now face a reckoning

David Hearst

Hajj pilgrims press on despite Iran war uncertainty

The Renewal of Islam: An Oxford academic's antidote to bigoted narratives

Israel normalisation deals

Why Netanyahu leaked his secret wartime visit to the UAE

Ali Bakir

Inside Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia freezes work for western consultants, even as oil revenue rises

Exclusive: Sudan’s Burhan open to talks with UAE but ceasefire not imminent

How the Iran war shattered the illusions of the UAE as a rising power

Andreas Krieg

Trump went to Beijing to talk Iran. He came back empty-handed

Marco Carnelos