But the main reason Tehran looked so dour this time round was our minders. Tasked with supervising a trip that included an interview with the foreign minister, they were solicitous and well-meaning. But from the moment The Economist’s digital editor,

Turkey, Egypt and Qatar officials meet in Cairo to discuss the next phase of a Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal amid ongoing violation allegations and obstacles.

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Despite a cease-fire with Hezbollah, almost daily strikes demonstrate an emboldened Israel’s strategy to eliminate its enemies any time, anywhere.

Israel is carrying out strikes as it loses patience with Hezbollah and Hamas’s resistance to disarming.

O rder a fizzy drink in Baghdad or Beirut and chances are you’ll be served a Pepsi. Unlike anywhere else in the world, in the Middle East Pepsi has managed to trounce Coca Cola. Its success is part random chance, part clever navigation of political fault lines that have not spared America’s big soft-drinks companies.

USS McFaul deploys from Naval Station Norfolk to the Middle East, joining fellow Norfolk-based destroyer in the region

The Middle East has sought to become a prominent figure in professional sports over the past few years, and basketball is a key component of their efforts. With the NBA expanding its presence in the Middle East,

Chef Michael Rafidi of Albi in Washington, D.C. compares mujadara, a beloved dish of lentils, toasted pasta, rice and caramelized onions, to a riff on ‘fried rice’