The hopes of liberalization raised at the start of Hafez al-Assad's son's rule were short-lived. Urged by his family, the ...

Ukraine is home to roughly 5% of the world’s mineral resources, with rich deposits of titanium, uranium, iron, manganese and ...

When asked if it was worth risking the life of a single U.S. Marine to turn the Gaza Strip into “the Riviera of the Middle ...

Since the Assad regime fell after more than 50 years in power, the extent of Syria’s cultural isolation is becoming clear.

In Water on the Moon, Frederick M. “Skip” Burkle, Jr., MD recounts his life from childhood up to 2024, when he was 83. Having been drafted during the ...

Sadegh Adham shares how his childhood experiences during the Iran-Iraq war shaped his art, exploring themes of imperfection, identity, and bridging cultural history with global audiences.

The Kurds have spent a century fighting for autonomy and confronting brutal repression by Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.

This kind of whiplash foreign policy isn’t new,” one historian said. “Many presidents have changed course on foreign policy — sometimes dramatically.” ...

ICE agents detained an Iraq war veteran outside his Laveen neighborhood. His wife said his treatment is a product of "unjust times." ...

A UNESCO-led project is restoring historic landmarks in Iraq's Mosul, including the Al-Hadbaa Minaret and key churches, after ...

President Donald Trump has entered the White House with an ambitious international agenda. Whether it’s expanding the 2020 ...

More than a dozen veterans and their family members showed up at a Thursday hearing of the Rhode Island House Committee on ...