UNESCO says it will work with academics to see how Arabic can best be preserved for future generations.
Analysis: Putin has always endorsed authoritarian rule in the Middle East and Russia has profited significantly from the brutal subversion of popular uprisings.
Syrians farmers are turning to a southeast Asian plant to feed livestock as animal fodder prices skyrocket.
A former US ambassador to Israel and a Middle East expert at the Council on Foreign relations have said that Biden's foreign policy could upset Israel and Saudi Arabia
Two roadside bombs exploded on Thursday in the northern Sinai, where Egyptian forces are battling an Islamic State group insurgency.
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Comment: Italy's PM Conte knows he can back the prosecution of Egyptian officials without undermining Italy's close trade and 'security' links with the Sisi regime, writes Sam Hamad.
The GCC will meet at the beginning of January in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait has announced.
A new poll suggests many believe inequality has grown worse since the pro-freedom uprisings broke out a decade ago.
It has been announced that the UAE will join the East Mediterranean Gas Forum as an observer.