The popular chat app is exploding in popularity in some Middle Eastern countries. Can it keep its users safe?

The secretary of state is igniting diplomatic infernos left and right, leaving the next administration with untold damage on its hands.

What binds Israel and its new Arab allies is not the threat from Iran but the threat of the U.S. military leaving the Middle East.

The State Department, a conservative-connected shell company, and a key Kurdish crime family team up to siphon Syrian oil for U.S. investors.

There are alternatives to America’s heavy-handed attempts at “helping” the region. It’s time to pursue them.

Countless lives in America, Iran, and Iraq depend on leaders’ willingness to put down the sabers and cooperate.

While coverage has focused on the plight of Kurds, more Syrian locals and NGO workers face arrest and torture in the vacuum Trump created.

The first inside report from an ICE mental health facility

This week's summit in Warsaw is a pale imitation of a serious effort three decades ago.

Three things Mike Pompeo should say in Cairo this week, but probably won't

The close of World War I was supposed to end the world’s reliance on arms—and empire. But on the centenary, the Middle East offers proof that this hasn’t happened.

Donald Trump’s decision to leave the Iranian nuclear deal continues a rich tradition of U.S. fecklessness.

A look back at what the administration has accomplished in the region in the past year

As the kingdom makes mass arrests at home and tensions spike in the region, the United States looks on.

He faces numerous possible pitfalls in his first official trip to the region—as well as opportunities.

What I learned from my own contacts with Russian intelligence agents.

What happens when a Texas community college opens a campus 8,000 miles from home?

Why the Obama administration's "light footprint" strategy might be counterproductive.

An Emirati shopping mall offers a glimpse into the world of Muslim fashion.