Manufacturers in three countries are seeing new forms of government backing and technology-driven partnerships with international automotive companies
Blockaded Gaza fails to dodge virus bullet
As Egypt infections mount, activists urge government to free thousands of political prisoners to ease prison overcrowding and contagion risk
Idlib braces for return to hostilities
Arab nations see some benefit to a Netanyahu victory, because they know him
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Egypt moved this week to restore mail service to Qatar in another sign that embargo imposed by four Sunni Arab states nearly three years ago is starting to crumble
Embargo was meant to hurt Qatar's economy, but has had opposite effect
Erdogan's statement that a cross-border operation into Idlib is just 'a matter of time,' follows in wake of call by UN relief official for immediate cease-fire in Syria
Turkey-backed rebels downed a Syrian government helicopter in apparent retaliation for an attack that killed five Turkish soldiers, while the number of displaced civilians this month rose to 689,000
As some say initiative creates unfeasible quasi-state dividing Palestinian lands, others call for engagement with US administration
As US prepares Mideast plan, Israeli politicians’ contest on how much of the West Bank they will annex is causing anxiety and frustration in Jordan
Hopes for humanitarian aid dim as two Turkish-Russian brokered cease-fires collapse
Analysts in Middle East foresee rollback of Iranian influence, but also more volatility
Tiny, land-locked Gulf state remakes its economy as regional blockade drags on
