SCORCHING 'HEAT DOME' OVER MIDDLE EAST SEES TEMPERATURES SOAR TO 165F IN IRAN

But some of the most affluent figures in the Middle East are blissfully unaware of the scorching heat, such as Saudia Arabia's King Salman... READ MORE›

COLIFORM BACTERIA FOUND ON ICE CUBES IN FAST FOOD SHOPS

Testing has revealed excessive coliform bacteria on ice cubes used in different fast food shops... READ MORE›

MCDONALD'S SAYS ACCOUNT WAS COMPROMISED BEFORE ANTI-TRUMP TWEET

McDonald's Corp. said the fast-food chain's corporate Twitter account was compromised before a tweet that attacked President Donald Trump was sent on Thursday... READ MORE›

POPE CALLS UNFETTERED CAPITALISM 'THE DUNG OF THE DEVIL'

He also called for an end to what he said was the genocide of Christians taking place in the Middle East and beyond... READ MORE›

A CROSS TO BEAR: THE VANISHING CHRISTIANS OF THE MIDDLE EAST

Rifugio Christians of the Middle East by Linda Dorigo and Andrea Milluzzi Schilt Publishing, 29.95, Amsterdam ... READ MORE›

GLOBAL WATER SHORTAGES TO DELIVER 'SEVERE HIT' TO ECONOMIES, WORLD BANK WARNS

The Middle East, north Africa, central Asia and south Asia due to suffer biggest economic hit from water scarcity as climate change takes hold, report finds... READ MORE›

IS IT JUST FAST FOOD - OR IS IT SOCIAL BREAKDOWN ON A PLATE?

Thousands of academic papers and reports have joined the dots between poverty and inequality with crime or health outcomes... READ MORE›

WHAT ARE VENEZUELA'S YUCA FRIES LIKE?

Big mac and what? peter foster tries mcdonald's yuca fries the venezuelan substitute for the fast food giant's much-loved fries as the country faces potato shortages... READ MORE›

THE MIDDLE EAST IS NOW EUROPE'S BACKYARD

Whether it be terrorism, migration or geopolitics, the wider Middle East is now intruding into the European consciousness on a day-to-day basis, says Jonathan Marcus... READ MORE›

HOW THE MIDDLE EAST WAS INVENTED

The Near East was, well, nearer than the Middle East, and the Middle East was in the middle of the Near and Far Easts... READ MORE›

SOUSSE TERRORIST ATTACK: WHY WERE TOURISTS TARGETED IN TUNISIA?

The Telegraph's Middle East Correspondent Richard Spencer explains why Tunisia has been the target of terrorist attacks... READ MORE›

CHICK-FIL-A SAYS GOODBYE TO COLESLAW, HELLO TO KALE

310 calories and 16 grams of fat for a small waffle fries... READ MORE›

FAST FOOD CHAINS LOSE 457 VISA SHORTCUT FOR FOREIGN WORKERS

Individual fast food businesses will still be able to make requests under normal 457 visa arrangements to cover situations where there may still be labour shortages... READ MORE›

SYRIAN REGIME BARREL BOMB FALLS METRES FROM MAN FILMING ATTACK IN DARAYA

Video Syrian regime barrel bomb falls metres from man filming attack in Daraya... READ MORE›

Australia answers U.S. call to join coalition fighting Islamic State... READ MORE›

THIS SAUDI DANCE IS ALL THE RAGE IN ARAB WORLD, BUT IT COULD GET YOU ARRESTED

The dance has also triggered the ire of conservative columnists and critics of social media in Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›

NEW IDPS: REPORT BLAMES SYRIA, YEMEN AND IRAQ WARS

Yemen, where an Arab coalition assembled by Saudi Arabia is fighting Houthi rebels, had 2,509,000 internally displaced people as of December 31, 2015... READ MORE›

GERMANY SLAMS POPULIST PARTY'S CALL TO SHOOT REFUGEES

Government says call by anti-refugee party that German police should shoot if necessary at refugees is unlawful... READ MORE›

U.S. STOCKS SLIDE FOLLOWING STEEP MARKET DROP IN CHINA

The Dow Jones industrial average plunged in early trading on Monday, falling more than 2 percent after a tumultuous day for Chinese markets... READ MORE›

AMID ISIS NEWS, ISLAMIC STUDIES, ARABIC EDUCATION INCREASINGLY POPULAR ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES

Arabic studies have had a tumultuous few years as the U.S. post-9 11 involvement in the Middle East developed... READ MORE›

XI SET TO VISIT THREE COUNTRIES IN MIDDLE EAST

China is willing to see a stable Middle East, Li said... READ MORE›

U.S. AND U.K. SPIED ON ISRAELI DRONES FOR YEARS, REPORTS SAY

The Intercept report said the hacking granted intelligence agencies a virtual seat in the cockpit as Israeli drones hit militant targets... READ MORE›

ARMED POLICE CALLED TO ARMY BASE OVER 'SUSPICIOUS RIFLE INCIDENT'

The second suspect went to the aid of his accomplice, and the airman ran off to alert RAF Marham police... READ MORE›

HOW TO SOLVE THE SYRIAN REFUGEE CRISIS? CREATE JOBS IN MIDDLE EAST, GERMANY SAYS

Germany has a new plan to help Syrian refugees living in Middle Eastern countries gain some stability... READ MORE›

DESPERATE SYRIANS FLEEING TO EUROPE KNOW SOMETHING OUR LEADERS DON'T

Europe and the West are supposed to be the bad guys in the Middle East... READ MORE›

THE TOP FIVE MIDDLE EAST STORIES FOR 2016

Lyse Doucet, the BBC's chief international correspondent, explains the Middle East stories that are likely to dominate in 2016... READ MORE›

XI OUTLINES MIDDLE EAST VISION

China and Arab states should build peace, promote development, boost industrialization, support stability and partner people-to-people exchanges in the Middle East... READ MORE›

ANYONE WHO IS STILL OPPOSED TO BRITISH MILITARY ACTION IN SYRIA CANNOT BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY

In 2013 Parliament was asked to authorise the use of British military force against the evil regime of President Bashar al-Assad... READ MORE›

SMOKE'S AIMS TO TAKE POUTINE DOMINANCE WORLDWIDE

And nobody believed me, Ryan Smolkin, founder and chief executive of the company, said in a recent interview... READ MORE›

IS AUSTRALIA TOO WORRIED? ISRAELI EXPERT PROFESSOR EFRAIM INBAR THINKS SO

Islamic State Is Australia too worried? Israeli expert Professor Efraim Inbar thinks so... READ MORE›