Middle East

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The Big Picture

Oil wealth — a curse or a blessing?: The Middle East's trade-off with American power

Countries that aligned themselves with the US have used oil as a jump-start to global economic status. But those who resisted have seen destruction

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The Big Picture

Regime change in Iran: Will history repeat itself as a farce this time?

Seeds of conflict: How a historic betrayal laid the groundwork for Iran-Israel enmity
The Big Picture

Seeds of conflict: How a historic betrayal laid the groundwork for Iran-Israel enmity

US Air Force F-16 "Falcon" fighter jet takes off at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, October 3, 2024. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File photo
Middle East

US moving fighter jets to Middle East as Israel-Iran war rages

Global nuclear weapon inventories, January 2025. Source: SIPRI || Infographics: Duniya Jahan/TBS
Analysis

How Israel's secret nuclear arsenal comes under spotlight amid attacks on Iran

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Panorama

How an escalating Iran-Israel conflict could impact Bangladesh

The flag of Russia. File photo: Collected
Middle East

Russia says Israel's attack on Iran was unprovoked and illegal

Rescuers work at the scene of a damaged building in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Middle East

Tehran retaliates with 100 drones after Israel strikes Iran's nuclear facilities, kills military leaders

A view of the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq August 29, 2022. Photo: REUTERS
USA

US to pull some personnel from the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet at the White House in Washington, US, February 4, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
World+Biz

Bypassed by Trump, Israel dismayed but silent

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman meet in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 May, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

‘Trump’s visit will be historic if it means the beginning of the end to the Gaza war’

Palestinian Ambassador to Bangladesh Yousef SY Ramadan. Photo: Collected
Politics

Trump's Middle East visit carries great expectations at political level: Palestine envoy

Infographic: TBS
Migration

Overseas recruitment rises as pending visas cleared, but concerns remain