With the disintegration of the Syrian state after 2011, the Kurds in northeast Syria became key players in shaping the ...

The Trump administration and Israel approached the governments of Sudan and Somalia, and have also been interested in Syria, ...

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

Reflections on a recent visit to Baghdad. Much has changed and ordinary life has resumed in Iraq's capital, but deep ...

The Israel-Hamas ceasefire collapsed overnight, with the Israeli Defense Forces launching “extensive strikes” against the ...

Analysis: The interim president and the SDF agreed to integrate Kurdish-led forces into the Syrian military, but the deal ...

Still, Syrian Christians are worried, wondering if the new government will target them next. The revenge killings mark the ...

The bloc is pledging almost €2.5 billion in further support but says investments hinge on a 'credible' and 'inclusive' ...

The fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad's government has aggravated the already tense relations between Turkey and Israel, ...

A renewed peace effort between the Turkish government and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has reignited hopes for a resolution to the four-decade-long ...

Analysis: After a string of security incidents and sectarian killings, many have accused Iran of working to destabilise the ...