More than 50,000 Palestinians have now been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, the territory's Health ...

In the early phase of the Syrian civil war, Iran denied the presence of its forces on Syrian soil despite evidence to the ...

As the world undergoes rapid political and economic transformations with escalating conflicts shaking the Middle East, the ...

Iran, the world’s fifth-largest oil producer and third-largest gas producer, claims its nuclear program is for civilian use.

President Donald Trump said he ordered a series of airstrikes on Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on Saturday, promising to use ...

Some patterns are evident—a resurgent Iran, heightened Shiite-Sunni ethno-religious tensions, both within and outside Iraq, and calls from the region’s Shiite minority communities for ...

an offshoot of Shia Islam, and the same sect as toppled President Bashar al-Assad. They and other minorities seen as supporting the former regime have been targeted by Sunni Arab fighters.

Israel has also sought to foster closer ties with the Kurds, whose homeland spans parts of Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey ... "We want the rule of law, and we want to be citizens, not Sunni or Shia or ...

Syria’s neighbours, including Turkey, Iraq, and Jordan, have expressed alarm over the escalating crisis, fearing regional instability. Meanwhile, the US and Europe remain hesitant to lift ...

(Beirut) – After months of legal and political wrangling, an amendment to Iraq’s Personal Status Law that entered into force on February 17, 2025, violates women’s and girls’ rights to ...

An ambush on a Syrian security patrol by gunmen loyal to ousted leader Bashar Assad escalated into clashes that a war monitor estimates have killed more than 1,000 people over four days.

originating from Shia Islam. The overthrown president Bashar al Assad belonged to the sect. They make up around 10% of Syria's population, which is majority Sunni, and mainly live in the country's ...