More than 58,860 Indonesian pilgrims were stranded in Saudi Arabia, leaving them scrambling to find other ways home ...

Scientists can now map deadly scorpion hotspots, helping protect millions from stings in vulnerable tropical regions.

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world. The Middle East in 30 yearsAsharq Al-Awsat, ...

Pandas, think back to your favorite subject in school. Maybe it was English, science, math… or if you were feeling adventurous, geography. The subject itself might be easy to remember, but the actual ...

What does the term ‘Middle East’ really mean and who decided it? The answer lies buried in history, where maps were drawn not just by geography, but by power and perspective ...

Introduction Tungiasis is a highly neglected tropical disease of the skin caused by an embedded female sand flea affecting ...

These favorites get mislabeled as “Europe” because of the euro, flights, or Mediterranean vibes. Here’s where Cyprus, Israel, Morocco, Egypt, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey actually sit—and how to ...

In Africa, colonialism has mostly been studied as something imposed from outside, for example from Europe in the 19th and ...

The Strait of Hormuz is barely 21 miles wide at its narrowest point. On a map, it looks insignificant, a thin blue line between Iran and Oman. But in reality, it is one of the most important ...

Former diplomat Arthur Snell says a heating planet is accelerating conflict and migration – and fostering a new age of empire. Democracies are dangerously unprepared, he warns ...

The U.S. and Israel’s joint war against Iran has already upended travel across the Middle East, stranding hundreds of thousands of people ...

Flightradar24 shows flights being funneled into narrow corridors north of Iran, or forced into longer detours over Saudi ...