U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Friday to meet Prime Minister Mohammed Shia ...

This week in Global Express with Neena Gopal, we turn our focus on a Syria that has all but imploded. Its President Bashar Al ...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Friday to meet Prime Minister Mohammed Shia ...

Tens of thousands of Syrians, mostly Shi'ite Muslims, have fled to Lebanon since Sunni Muslim Islamists toppled Bashar ...

Syria's new interim authorities have asked the United Nations refugee agency to remain in the country following the ouster of ...

Syrians are dancing in the streets of Damascus and other cities, to celebrate the collapse of the hideous regime of Bashar al ...

Once again, Ali Ghulam receives mourners at his home — his brother and nephew killed 40 years apart in the same sectarian ...

The term “Great Games” (inspired by the French term Le grand jeu suggesting risk, chance and deception) was coined in the 19th century to frame the rivalry between the competing British and Russian ...

Syria’s facilitation of foreign fighters to wage an insurgency in Iraq spawned the rise of Al Qaeda in the region. Due to its ...

Egypt’s 1979 peace treaty with Israel and the 1980s emergence – with Iranian aid – of Lebanon’s Hizbullah prompted Tehran to ...

Discover more about Syria's religious demographics – what are the biggest & smallest groups & where do they live in the country?