With an expenditure of $693 billion — a 17 percent increase, Europe was the main driver, followed by the Middle East, although increases ... has entered a period of high and increasing military ...

The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it now expects Middle East and North Africa economies to grow by just 2.6% ...

Hong Kong has sought greater partnerships with its Middle East tourism counterparts with high-end offerings such as sports and horse racing in a bid to promote itself as a premier destination for ...

Washington, DC: Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department and Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department of the International ...

A pair of Japan-based U.S. destroyers has been operating in the Indian Ocean over the past month, as the Pentagon is enhancing its military presence in the nearby Middle East. A spokesperson for ...

The State Department noted that these actions are part of the US's campaign to cut down on Iran's ballistic missile program. Information ...

Global military expenditure in 2024 reached $2.718 trillion, a 9.4 percent increase from 2023—the steepest annual rise since ...

Truman and sank Monday when the ship made a sharp turn, defense officials said, the strike group’s third mishap during its extended deployment in the Middle East. “The F/A-18E was actively ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland—North America and Europe meet beneath this island, where continental plates diverge. Icelanders are trying to balance interests on both sides. The country of fewer than ...

Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblat has urged members of the minority community in Syria to reject "Israeli interference" following Israeli threats against Damascus authorities if they harm the Druze.