It spells danger in the Middle East and will affect relations with the West (if trade doesn’t hold sway)
Supporting Saudi Arabia’s lukewarm reforms sends a signal of consent to a murderous regime
The average quality of elections around the world is much lower than most people realise
AMC Entertainment has been granted the first licence to operate cinemas, with Saudi state media saying the US giant is expected to open 40 cinemas
"We are failing to put the blame squarely where it belongs: on our political leaders, our business leaders and ourselves".
UAE’s move to ban Tunisian women from Emirates flights reflects tense relations between the two countries, experts say.
Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital has drawn sharp criticism, with the significant exception of Israel.
Despite the extreme challenges and deep sadness of daily life in and around Mosul, the resilience of the health workers of Mosul is awe inspiring.
State of emergency to be extended for as long as needed, deputy PM says, as victims of Reina shooting are laid to rest.
The rich milieu of groups native to the Middle East has no place in codified constructions of US race and ethnicity.
Twelve years after George W Bush proclaimed a new era of peace and stability in Iraq, the Middle East is more unstable and dangerous than ever before.
The SA team faces England in the World Schools Debating Championships after taking flack for its show of support for the Palestinian people.
In the same way that social media can make world news out of small miracles, it can also transform a regional conflict into a world war.
A rally in Johannesburg drew a crowd of well over 10 000 people from across the country in support of Israel’s actions in Gaza.
A humanitarian truce in Gaza lay in tatters on Saturday amid a new wave of violence, which left 101 Palestinians dead and an Israeli soldier missing.
The ANC Youth League in the Western Cape has called for Israeli ambassador to South Africa Arthur Lenk to leave the country amid unrest in Gaza.
Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip killed 20 people on the third day of a military operation, including four women and four children.
An Israeli operation against Gaza militants has killed 28 people and wounded more than 150 in the deadliest day of violence since 2012.
The latest killings bring to the forefront Palestinians’ deep concern about prisoners and has reopened wounds on both sides.
While a few diplomatic missions reopened on Sunday, others stayed shut for the Muslim holidays following Ramadan.
Security was tight at US missions in the Arab world as Washington held urgent talks on an al-Qaeda threat.
Troops have pushed into a rebel-held Syrian town near the Lebanese border, fighting house to house and bombing from the air.
Why has Israel remained quiet in the face of increasingly harsh international criticism of its legal policy towards Palestinians in the West Bank?
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/ 14 September 2011
The Muslim Brotherhood has warned Tayyip Erdogan against seeking to dominate the Middle East, despite an enthusiastic welcome at his regional tour.
What’s the connection between a South African Nobel Peace Prize winner, Israel, and one of America’s biggest pension funds?
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/ 22 November 2010
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said told his Likud party there was no deal to reach a border agreement within the new 90-day freeze.
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/ 15 October 2010
At least 10 Palestinian children have been shot and wounded by Israeli troops in the past three months.
President Barack Obama steps into Middle East peace efforts on Wednesday in a bold bid to relaunch direct Palestinian-Israeli negotiations.
The world worked together to help bring apartheid to an end, writes <b>Kader Asmal</b>. So why allow it to live on in Israel/Palestine?
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Peter Bradshaw reviews <em>The Hurt Locker</em>, Catherine Bigelow’s Oscar winning film about the war in Iraq.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ended a troubled US visit on Thursday, saying progress had been made.
Two men, pictured from behind, sit on a sunny hill overlooking a construction site.