When President Trump meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday, the Middle East will look ...

Looming over Netanyahu’s three-day visit is Iran. During the Israel-Iran conflict, Israel destroyed the Islamic Republic's ...

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham will no longer be designated as a terrorist group, months after the group swept to power in Syria.

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For the first time in three decades, America today enjoys unrivaled hegemony over the Middle East—giving the Trump ...

The UAE’s interventionist foreign policy, backing Assad in Syria and the RSF in Sudan, has backfired, damaging its global ...

The U.S. special envoy for Syria said this week that Jerusalem and Damascus are engaged in “meaningful” talks to restore calm ...

The new national emblem is another step in the removal of symbols from the Assad dynasty, which ruled the country for more ...

During Syria’s civil war, the Islamic State captured a large chunk of eastern Syrian and ruled over it for years. A U.S.-led international coalition, partnering with a Kurdish-led Syrian militia, ...

The Syrian Ministry of Interior has confirmed it is coordinating closely with Saudi Arabia on joint security operations aimed at tackling organized crime and terrorist threats. Many of these efforts, ...