Since Hamas’ October 7 attack and ensuing regional conflicts, Netanyahu has repeatedly boasted about “changing the face of the Middle East” in Israel’s favor. He views the developments in ...

March 19, 2025 • Israel launched deadly strikes in Gaza to pressure Hamas to agree to a new ceasefire. Hamas isn't budging, and more than half of recently freed hostages oppose the renewed war ...

Hamas said on Friday it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual nationals who died in captivity in Gaza. The Palestinian ...

Ambitious economic development plans, growth of private credit markets, and sovereign wealth funds are putting the Middle East region’s capital markets on the global investment map, Moody’s ...

This commentary is an excerpt taken from a new CSIS Middle East Program report, The Thirst for Power: Overcoming the Politics of Water in the Middle East. The Middle East is no stranger to water ...

Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy for the Middle East, may travel to the region on Sunday if indirect talks between Israel and Hamas on a second phase of a ceasefire deal show ...

Meta has formally expanded Meta AI to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), opening the AI-enabled chatbot to millions more people. Back in October, Meta announced it was launching Meta AI in ...

Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, is expected to visit the region this week to push for the extension of stage one. Witkoff said he wants both sides to begin talks on the second phase.

Steven Cook, the Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how the Israel-Hamas cease-fire over Gaza came together ...