Middle East

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  • European tourists shift travel plans closer to home amid West Asia conflict 2026-05-21 01:11

    European tourists shift travel plans closer to home amid West Asia conflict

    TEHRAN - European tourists are increasingly choosing destinations closer to home as conflict in West Asia raises security concerns and drives up the cost of long-haul travel, affecting tourism flows across parts of Asia and the Middle East while benefiting southern European countries, industry officials and analysts said.

  • A combination image shows two shots from Pol-e Khaju, a centuries-old arch bridge over Zayandehrood river, which is a famed travel destination in Isfahan, central Iran. 2026-02-11 16:25

    Official highlights Isfahan’s potential as West Asia medical tourism hub

    TEHRAN - Isfahan has the capacity to become a medical tourism hub not only in Iran but across West Aisa, a provincial tourism official said on Wednesday.

  •   Satellite imagery showing expanse of modern Tabriz in 2022, with inset detail of the modern development on the garden site (source: Maxar and Airbus, via Google Earth). 2026-02-05 23:18

    Possible remains of monumental Persian garden identified near Tabriz

    TEHRAN – A team of researchers say they have identified what may be the remains of a large monumental garden complex on the outskirts of Tabriz in northwestern Iran, based on analysis of historic aerial imagery and satellite data.

  • MAGNIER 2026-01-24 19:20

    Trump’s ‘support for Iranians’ masks economic warfare and narrative manipulation: Senior analyst

    Elija J. Magnier argues US strategy weaponizes dissent while sanctions intensify civilian hardship

    TEHRAN- In an interview with the Tehran Times, veteran war correspondent and geopolitical analyst Elijah J. Magnier delivers a rigorous and unflinching analysis of U.S. and Israeli pressure tactics against Iran, situating them within a long-standing architecture of coercion, narrative warfare, and regional destabilisation. 

  • 2025 has been one of the most consequential years in the modern history of the Middle East 2025-12-24 20:29

    Expert warns crisis in West Asia will worsen in 2026 without policy shifts

    ‘2025 has exposed dangers of unilateralism, militarized regional strategies and maximalist ideological projects’

    TEHRAN - A Princeton University researcher says 2026 may bring “deeper instability” at a great cost to the Middle East and United States if UN resolutions are not enacted, a regional security mechanism is not established, and the US and Iran don’t enter comprehensive dialogue.

  • Israel 2025-09-13 19:01

    By our staff writer

    Israel is seeking to become hegemon in the region

    TEHRAN - After committing genocide for 23 months in Gaza with Western support, especially from the United States, and killing a number of top Hamas leaders in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran, and finally attempting to assassinate Hamas chief negotiator Khalil Al-Hayya in Doha, Israel has proven that it is seeking to become a hegemon in the region with U.S. backing.

  • Passengers were left with a long wait as flights were paused in Doha 2025-06-25 19:55

    Tourism in West Asia reels from fallout of 12-Day Iran-Israel War

    TEHRAN - The recent 12-day military confrontation between Iran and Israel has sent shockwaves through the tourism industry of West Asia, disrupting flight routes, stranding tens of thousands of travelers, and casting uncertainty over one of the world’s most dynamic travel regions.

  • Netanyahu is considered the most dangerous person by his opponents 2025-06-14 23:36

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    How long will the Arabs continue to submit to Israel?

    BEIRUT — It is no secret to any rational person that the influence of the Jewish religious myth on Benjamin Netanyahu and his radical government, especially after October 7, 2023. This is in the context of what he calls “reshaping the Middle East”, while Arab rulers are completely indifferent to their ideological heritage, which expresses the authenticity of their Arab and Islamic identity.