DANA STROUL is Director of Research at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and served as U.S. Deputy Assistant ...

A practical guide to developing and using country profiles on the rights and wellbeing of older persons in the Arab region, ...

DENNIS ROSS is Counselor at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a Professor at Georgetown University. He is the author of Statecraft 2.0: What America Needs to Lead in a Multipolar World ...

Recent years have seen deepening crises, reshaping power dynamics and even an ongoing genocide in the Middle East, with peace ...

The Houthis began targeting commercial shipping on November 19, 2023, and claimed their first attack on a U.S. warship on January 9, 2024. In response, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 2722 ...

Countries with large coastlines invest more in these offshore patrol vessels, as well as countries that deal with more trafficking or insurgency.

For the eighth year in a row, Finland has been named the happiest country in the world, while the United States hits a new low. Plus, more on the state of happiness and well-being around the globe.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. People work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo ...

The world’s happiest country has managed to keep its No. 1 ranking for eight years running. The picture in the United States isn’t so rosy. While Finland once again tops the World Happiness ...

The International Astronomy Centre has ruled out the possibility of sighting the Shawwal crescent on Saturday, March 29, across the Arab and Islamic world. Experts explain that the moon will set ...

Foreign entities currently own 1.4% of all U.S. land area Close to half of all foreign-owned land is forested area, much of it owned by Canada. While most foreign-owned U.S. land is held by NATO ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street edged higher and the dollar gained ground on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump hinted he would be flexible regarding a new round of tariffs expected to be ...