Al-Monitor’s senior market research analyst Sam Wendel joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the effects of the Israel-Iran conflict on the Middle East economy, including the potential benefits to Gulf ...

Economic performance in the Middle East and Central Asia has shown resilience so far in 2025, despite still-elevated global uncertainty and continued regional geopolitical tensions. Growth in Middle ...

A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank Group shows that since 2000, most countries have made progress in expanding health service coverage and reducing the financial ...

Oil prices climbed over 4% on Tuesday as the Iran-Israel conflict raged with no end in sight, with Brent crude futures reaching a six-month high of $74/bbl. This latest spike underscores a fundamental ...

The most feasible avenue for promoting such integration at the current moment is via multilateral regional initiatives such as the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC). IMEC cannot only ...

In his second term, President Donald Trump has upended long-standing U.S. approaches to the Middle East. Most notably, on June 22, 2025, he ordered direct strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, ...

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 ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Israel's Ben Gurion Airport is currently closed amid recent air strikes by Iran against the country. In response. Israel has since issued retaliatory strikes against Tehran. A ...

Manama – Sustainability Forum Middle East is honoured to announce H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Special Envoy on Financing ...

The major in Middle East studies provides students with the opportunity to deeply explore this region’s historical, political, social and cultural complexity. Broadly conceived, this geographical ...