One of the oldest and largest Christian communities in the Middle East faces renewed threats in a cycle of violence that has ...

Syria faced severe violence, with security forces accused of mass killings in Alawite-majority areas. Over 1,000 civilians ...

"The occupying American forces cannot withstand the advanced and modern strikes of the resistance," a senior Nujaba Movement ...

The bill to elevate Halabja to provincial status is likely to be passed following its inclusion in the Iraqi parliament's ...

A controversial Ramadan TV series banned in both Iran and Iraq explores the possible origins of the schism between Sunni and Shi’a Muslims. We hear from Dr Sayed Ammar Nakshawani- Prophet Muhammad ...

The complex history of the Kurdish people, from nomadic tribes to modern-day struggles for autonomy and recognition.

Played during the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, the game first appeared as early as the 16th century in Ottoman-era ...

A 19th-century Sunni sheik, Ibrahim al-Maghribi, decreed that Muslims might freely take Alawite property and lives, and a ...

The new Syrian government should be representative of all ethnic and sectarian groups if it wants international support. But ...

After decades of managing tensions through careful balancing, Turkey and Iran now find themselves increasingly at odds ...

The Abraham Accords are not simply a series of normalisation agreements between Muslim countries and Israel, motivated by a ...