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

Syria’s interim president has made his first trip abroad, traveling to Saudi Arabia in a move likely trying to signal ...

Sharaa, also known by the nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Julani, is the leader of the Hayat Tahrir-al-Sham, the rebel group ...

Without meaningful steps from Tel Aviv, normalisation is a non-starter - but after years of war, Damascus cannot afford a ...

After years of retaliating against Israeli sabotage attacks on its nuclear facilities and Western-backed censure resolutions ...

The risk is that the anti-Israel “axis of resistance” from Iran could be replaced by a new pro-Hamas, Muslim Brotherhood alliance led by Turkey’s president.

The horrific war between Hamas and Israel in Gaza and beyond has severely affected West Asia, fuelling profound instability ...

An army crane collapsed in the northern Gaza Strip Wednesday night, killing two Israeli soldiers and injuring eight others, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and media reports.

Now Hezbollah is also at risk of losing the support of Lebanese Shiites, who make up its domestic base. As is usually the ...

A strategic partnership treaty between Iran and Russia may address issues like security, energy, trade, investment, and ...

The Treasury Department Thursday imposed new sanctions on an international oil network it said ships hundreds of millions of ...