Assad's Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shia Islam whose members make up one of Syria's biggest religious minorities. Alawites ...

The warnings say anyone whose ability to stay in the United States depends on an academic visa should reduce their risks and ...

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Losing Syrian military bases would hurt the Kremlin’s attempts to project power in the Middle East and Africa.

Colorado College is urging its international students to return to campus from winter break before President-elect Donald ...

Even with hopes running high, so much can go wrong when a country ousts a longtime dictator and tries to start anew.

History tells us that where a fragmented coalition of armed groups finds itself in a political vacuum, more violence is ...

A military official at al-Khadim air base in eastern Libya said that a half-dozen Russian planes — some coming from Russia ...

Russian military bases in Syria appear to be being packed up and evacuated. If Russia relocates to Libya, experts worry the ...

After the fall of the Assad regime, Russian cargo planes flew equipment from Syria to bases Moscow controls in eastern Libya, ...

Acting decisively now can undermine Russia’s and Iran’s positions in the Middle East and strengthen U.S. and European ...

Syrian rebels reportedly control most of Aleppo following their surprise offensive which left regime forces reeling. Thousands of opposition fighters in armoured vehicles have been deployed to ...