Lebanese lawmakers on Tuesday approved a law prohibiting the death penalty, making it the first Middle Eastern country to end capital punishment.

The State Department is asking US embassies in the Middle East to create plans to continue operating with a small number of staff on the ground, sources told CNN, as the war with Iran shows no signs of resolution.

FRANKFURT, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Warship builder TKMS is seeing increased demand from the Middle East region in the wake of the Iran war, the group's CEO told journalists on Wednesday, singling out mine countermeasure technology as a field where this was playing out.

Conflict in the Middle East has been escalating. These stories provide context for current developments and the history that led up to them.

IHG reported higher first-half profit as U.S. demand accelerated and Middle East disruption weighed on travel.

Meanwhile, hopes for a Strait of Hormuz deal are fading as both the US and Iran demand compensation of each other. Follow for the latest news updates.

Oil flows from the Middle East have normalized, with Sunday traffic alone above pre-conflict averages, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said on Tuesday in a claim that appears not to be backed by ship-tracking data. On Tuesday, Secretary Wright posted ...

Former JCPOA negotiator and Middle East Institute's Alan Eyre says Iran has gained the strategic advantage in the Strait of Hormuz despite U.S. military dominance, as Washington focuses on reopening the key waterway and preventing further escalation.

President Trump is eager to declare success in Iran and Gaza, but he is struggling to impose his will in either conflict.

Some producers in the Middle East are likely to struggle to restore oil output to pre-conflict levels by the end of 2027, even if trade patterns return to normal by early next year, the U.S. Energy ​Information Administration said on Tuesday.

European markets mostly fell in opening trading as continued tensions in the Middle East weighed on sentiment.