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Recently restored ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia begin a new chapter in the Middle East. But as Saudi-U.S. relations fray, Gallup data show Saudi Arabia's relative soft power.

While developing democracy was a U.S. goal in Iraq, 20 years after the U.S.-led invasion, adults in Iraq and 12 other Muslim-majority countries doubt the U.S. is serious about it.

Americans' favorable ratings of China and Russia have reached new lows in 2021.

Gallup surveys in nearly 140 countries in 2022 show the honeymoon is over for U.S. President Joe Biden, and Germany's image has lost some of its clout under new Chancellor Olaf Scholz. However, both countries are still in much stronger positions ...

Iraqi Kurdistan's stability relative to the rest of Iraq has not translated into economic improvement.

Americans' support for Palestinian statehood is more tepid than usual. Most still sympathize with Israel over the Palestinians.

Kim Ghattas joins the podcast to discuss the multiple crises that people in Lebanon are enduring as the two-year anniversary of one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history approaches.

Gallup editors put President Donald Trump's trip to the Middle East and Europe in the context of public opinion in the U.S. and in the places he will be visiting.

Americans' views about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict held steady over the past year, with 62% saying their sympathies lie more with the Israelis and 15% favoring the Palestinians.

How do Americans view the long-standing conflict in the Middle East? What led to the latest escalations across the Holy Land this week?