Articles about middle east

Filing: Human rights proposals win more than 25% of votes at Microsoft shareholder meeting

Two human rights proposals at Microsoft’s annual shareholder meeting drew support from more than a quarter of voting shares — far more than any other shareholder proposals this year. Read More

SESAME synchrotron sheds new light on Middle Eastern science, history and politics

GeekWire’s Alan Boyle reports on a $90 million science project with a diplomatic twist in Jordan, one of the stops… Read More

Archaeological dig in Jerusalem unearths evidence of biblical Babylonian conquest

One month after offering up archaeological evidence to back up a contested claim about the First Crusade, researchers say they’ve… Read More

Exclusive: Archaeologists confirm contested tale of the Crusades, 920 years after battle

GeekWire aerospace and science editor Alan Boyle reports on a significant archaeological find during his Middle East science tour. JERUSALEM… Read More

Amazon reportedly eyes Middle East expansion

Amazon appears to have found its next area for e-commerce expansion: the Middle East. CNBC reports that Amazon has been… Read More