Biden's National Security Council will discuss Iran before Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with the foreign ministers of Germany, France and the U.K.
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi forces on Monday said they fired a missile at and struck the Jeddah facility. Saudi authorities later confirmed the attack.
Nearly half of the 200 million young Arabs in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have considered leaving their country, as the Covid-19 pandemic cripples economies and fuels unrest across the region, according to a new survey.
Yemen's warring parties have agreed to exchange 1,081 detainees and prisoners in talks in Switzerland, United Nations Special Envoy Martin Griffiths said on Sunday.
Socotra, a UNESCO World Heritage site due to its unique natural environment, is located in the shipping lane linking Asia to the Europe via the Red sea and Suez Canal.
The coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East is likely to remain under control despite the easing of restrictions in recent weeks, as long as strict social distancing continues to be enforced, experts told CNBC.
The United States welcomes the announcement by the Saudi-led coalition of a ceasefire in Yemen, the Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya TV channel reported on Wednesday, citing U.S. Assistant Secretary of State David Schenker.
Famines of "biblical proportions" are becoming a serious risk as the coronavirus crisis threatens to double the number of people nearing starvation, a U.N. body has warned.
His group "committed unconscionable violence against civilians in Yemen and sought to conduct and inspire numerous attacks against the United States and our forces," NBC News reports.
Despite ongoing unrest in the Middle East, Ahmad Al-Khatib, chairman of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage, said the kingdom is "very safe" and he doesn't see the disorder impacting tourist numbers.
There's a limited upside in oil prices, amid a shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy as global oil supply exceeds demand, said David Bailin, CIO of Citi Private Bank.
It's been four days since the U.S. precision drone strike that killed Iran's Quds army commander Qasem Soleimani. Thankfully, we have not seen the outbreak of World War III as of yet. But we have learned three valuable lessons.
The Iranian response could come in "many different guises, many different places at any time," Gerald Feierstein, former U.S. ambassador to Yemen, said.