The Trump administration campaigned on no new foreign entanglements—especially in the Middle East. The White House must keep ...

Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.

While some countries – Egypt and Tunisia – became democracies, albeit briefly, others, like Yemen, Libya and Syria, descended into violence. One of the most pressing questions when considering Syria’s ...

Bayda, Syria - January 12, 2025 Eight people were killed and dozens were injured in an explosion at a petrol station and gas storage facility in Yemen's Al-Bayda province, medical officials said ...

We will discharge our duties in a constructive and professional manner to promote solidarity among council members,' says ...

Israel has engaged to various degrees against Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, Iran, Syria, and the Houthis in Yemen since Hamas’s attack more than fifteen months ago. Overall, the Israeli ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria is open to letting Russia keep its air and naval bases along the Mediterranean coast as long as any agreement with the Kremlin serves the country’s interests ...

"We are acting systematically and resolutely against the Iranian axis wherever it extends its arms – in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Judea and Samaria," Netanyahu said. Judea and Samaria are ...

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