Area: 22,000 sq km. Population: 9.5m. Prime minister: Binyamin Netanyahu.

The most direct route between Dubai and New York, for example, goes over Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Ukraine before reaching less ...

A Syrian, a Palestinian, an Iranian and an Israeli give their views on how better times might be reached where they live ...

Scholar Pan Guang says neither Beijing nor Washington has enough sway to stop Iran and Israel from pursuing their strategic ...

Large crowds of mourners dressed in black lined streets in Iran's capital Tehran as the country held a funeral for top ...

Airlines have been cancelling or rerouting flights to and from the Middle East amid the conflict between Israel and Iran.

With 100s dead and a fragile ceasefire, the first ever direct clash between Iran and Israel threatens to reshape ...

China may gain in long term as Iran strikes reveal US retreat from stable leadership, but ‘sudden’ move from Beijing unlikely ...

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and others in the region have sought closer relations with Iran over recent years in hopes of fostering stability.

Israel’s battlefield gains have positioned it to become the region’s most influential player. But military success alone is ...

The Israel-Iran ceasefire is holding, but behind closed doors, Middle Eastern states are balancing alliances, managing aid ...

Fertiliser prices have been ‘extremely volatile’ in the past two weeks, says CEO of leading crop nutrients group Yara ...