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.

US President Donald Trump on Monday approved the revocation of the 'Foreign Terrorist Organisation' label on the al-Nusrah ...

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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 ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order lifting most US sanctions on Syria this week, cementing a sea change in his ...

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, ...

Syria’s return to oil exports after the fall of the Assad regime is seen by many as a sign that Iran’s Shia Crescent of ...