The prisoners were due to be set free after Hamas released six Israeli hostages as a precarious ceasefire beset by recriminations nears the end of its first phase.

By Islam Salah El Din The Middle East is home to a rich history, and some of its oldest hotels have played a central role in shaping the region’s hospitality landscape. These hotels are living pieces ...

By Buthayna El Haggar The ancient Near East, a cradle of civilization, saw the bow evolve from a tool for hunting into a symbol of power, faith, and military prowess. Archery was integral to the ...

Avera Mengistu, an Ethiopian-born Israeli, was detained in 2014 after crossing into Gaza on his own.

“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” ...