Middle East

Middle East

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

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

Trump’s visit to the Middle East carries great expectations, especially at the political level, with its current and future dimensions

Palestinian Ambassador to Bangladesh Yousef SY Ramadan. Photo: Collected

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

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Overseas recruitment rises as pending visas cleared, but concerns remain

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Govt to export 11,000 tonnes of hilsa to KSA, UAE for Bangladesh expatriates

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shakes hands with US President Donald Trump in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Trump wants US to own Gaza, could let Middle East states help rebuild

Israeli military vehicles drive past destruction in southern Lebanon, as seen from northern Israel, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect, on 26 January 2025. Reuters/Gil Eliyahu

Investors return to new-look Middle East, but Trump causes some concern

Photo: Newly appointed Pakistani Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzaib, poses after taking oath in Islamabad, Pakistan March 11, 2024. Ministry of Finance/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Pakistan says it has agreed $1 billion loan with two Middle East banks

Fighters of the ruling Syrian sit in a vehicle, after Syria's Bashar al-Assad was ousted, in Damascus, Syria, December 26, 2024. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Syria's new rulers declare crackdown as tensions flare in coastal area

Palestinians gather to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, amid a hunger crisis, as the Israel-Gaza conflict continues, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, 4 December 2024. Photo: Reuters

Looting cripples food supply in Gaza as Israel neglects pledge to tackle gangs, sources say

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The fall of Assad: Redefining power, resistance and politics in the Middle East

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the State Department, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, in Washington. Photo: AP/UNB

Blinken to visit Middle East for talks amid regional tensions

Syrian airport was closed as rebels reached Aleppo on 30 November. Photo: Reuters

Syrian rebels sweep into Aleppo, Russia conducts strikes in support of Assad

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Why is Israel risking a regional war in the Middle East?