With the onset of the Arab Spring, the Syrian people revolted in large numbers, demanding better governance and the ...

NEWS ANALYSIS. In a country occupied by foreign powers, exhausted by a decade of civil war and located in a region where ...

The two Mideast powerhouses have been trying to block the rise of Islamist groups in the region for two decades. The rebel ...

The two leading Gulf powers, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, are taking a cautious approach, because Hayat Tahrir ...

Russia’s abandonment of the Assad regime to marshal more resources for the fight against Ukraine vividly illustrates that ...

The Islamist takeover of Syria has left Egypt apprehensive and cautiously calibrating future ties, years after President ...

In March 2011, popular discontent with the rule of Bashar al-Assad triggered large-scale protests and pro-democracy rallies across Syria, as part of the wider Arab Spring protests in the region. The ...

The Arab Spring hit Syria in 2011 as demonstrations broke out against Assad, who responded violently, yielding a multi-sided ...

By leveraging Turkey’s military power, economic influence and ideological appeal, Erdogan seeks to position Ankara as the ...

As the new year begins, think tanks and policy circles start buzzing with ideas about “the future” of Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Yemen, in short, the Middle East. Some futurologists prefer to talk of ...

This action was taken to prevent any potential incursion by rebel forces that had taken control of parts of Syria. Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations including Qatar and Jordan have issued joint ...

The son of Egyptian cleric Yusuf Qaradawi is due to appear before a prosecutor on Tuesday and is at risk of extradition, says ...