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The 'Great Game' in Levant

Turkey's Energy Minister Taner Yildiz (C) and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu (2nd R) attend a ground-breaking ceremony near Famagusta April 26, 2012. Turkey on Thursday began drilling for oil and gas in breakaway northern Cyprus, threatening to inflame tensions with Greek Cypriots and undermine UN-backed efforts to reunite the divided island, key to Ankara's aspirations to join the European Union. At a ceremony in northeast Cyprus, the state-run Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) launched onshore dr

Saudi Arabia spending big for a place on the gaming map

Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud and Savvy Games Group CEO Brian Ward discuss Saudi Arabia's aggressive move into gaming companies

Agence France-Presse

Popular board game in Palestine gets e-makeover

Egypt’s Al-Azhar issues fatwa against video game

This illustration picture shows a person logging into Epic Games' Fortnite on their smartphone on Aug. 14, 2020.

Blind footballer brings game to visually impaired Iraqis

Visually impaired Iraqi footballers train in Baghdad for the five-a-side sport

Agence France-Presse

Revolutionary computer game faces crackdown in Iran

'Game of Thrones' fever grips Iran

Iranian officials, media warn against Russian game

Egypt debates how to block dangerous viral games

Debate on Iranian women’s access to soccer games flares up again

Iranian women, holding national flags, jubilate following their team's victory over Qatar at Doha's al-Gharrafa stadium during their World Cup 2006 qualifying match Oct. 13, 2004.