UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -U.S. assistance for managing and securing camps in northeastern Syria with Islamic State-linked ...

Today, we want to be free.” Like him, many prominent Sunni religious figures have returned to Syria since the fall of the regime on December 8. Most of them are opponents of the former regime ...

The end of the Assad regime will probably not mark the end of the civil war but a new phase: an ethnic-sectarian battle. The conflict forms a central front in a broader Sunni-Shia clash throughout the ...

Because of its religious diversity and bloody history during the civil war, the city is considered a test case for the new ...

Start with a maximalist position, adapt to the response and keep both allies and rivals off balance all the time. It’s all ...

DUSHANBE - A court in Tajikistan has sentenced three men to prison sentences ranging from two to 26 years for attempting to kill the Central Asian republic's chief mufti last year, the head of the ...

Donald Trump's proposal to "take over" Gaza and relocate its population has raised concerns about potential regional ...

Egyptian and Qatari mediators were working to salvage the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday, according to ...

In a territory that, until recently, had been controlled by Hezbollah and was plagued by arms and drug smuggling, fighters ...

With the Arabs essentially taken out of this great game, it now comes down to an ancient animus: the Turkish Sunni Muslims versus the Persian Shiite Muslims for control over this region.

The European Union is currently discussing a deal to partially suspend several sanctions on Syria’s energy industry, including scrapping bans on importing crude from the country. Last month ...

As the regional leader, India has a responsibility to take the lead in combating this threat, exerting pressure on actors ...