“Criticizing the authorities is not a crime. If returned to Egypt Abdul Rahman Al-Qaradawi would be at real risk of enforced disappearance , torture and other ill-treatment, and unfair trial leading ...

ESCWA forecasts slow economic growth of 2.5 percent in the Arab region for 2024, driven by the effects of the Israeli ...

The political activist and son of the late Egyptian Islamic scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi is being held in Lebanon where he faces ...

In a significant escalation of military engagement, France has launched airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria as ...

The withdrawal marks the demise of a yearslong effort in which Tehran used Syria as a hub in its regional strategy to spread ...

However, with the collapse of the Islamic Republic’s hegemonic project, the Middle East is poised for significant changes.

One of the aspects often overlooked in Arab countries is the vital role that Christians have historically played and continue ...

Al-Monitor's top articles of 2024 delivered exclusive reporting on the Middle East's tumultuous year. From Assad's fall in ...

As the new year begins, think tanks and policy circles start buzzing with ideas about “the future” of Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Yemen, in short, the Middle East. Some futurologists prefer to talk of ...

Qaradawi's lawyer has urged Lebanon's judiciary not hand over his client to the UAE, amid concerns over his fate ...