The Latest Breaking News from Middle East

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage from the past week.

Speakers at the “Investing In AI: From Startups and Venture Funds to Corporate Innovation” panel that was held today as part of the 2nd Global AI Summit stressed that the volume of the AI market is estimated at $65 billion in 2020, expecting the figure to reach $15 trillion by…

The repatriation and reintegration of thousands of families of ISIS militants languishing in a Kurdish-run detention camp in northeast Syria should be speeded up, the top US general in the Middle East said on Monday. General Michael “Erik” Kurilla, who leads US Central Command (CENTCOM), said many of the residents…

The repatriation and reintegration of thousands of families of Islamic State militants languishing in a Kurdish-run detention camp in northeast Syria should be speeded up, the top U.S. general in the Middle East said on Monday.

Tuscany’s solution for stale bread is panzanella, but that bread salad isn’t the only option

Jordan has warned of the notable drop in international support to refugees in the Middle East and to the relevant UN agencies. Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi met with UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi in Amman, where he stressed the need for mobilizing joint action to provide…

They literally run the country. In parking lots, on flatbed trucks, hospital courtyards and rooftops, private generators are ubiquitous in parts of the Middle East, spewing hazardous fumes into homes and businesses 24 hours a day. As the world looks for renewable energy to tackle climate change, millions of people…

The purple drink is a Northern staple

Japan meets the Middle East in this fusion trio of chicken kebab in oyster sauce, flatbreads flecked with seaweed and sesame, and smacked cucumber on tahini