The conflict between Israel and Palestinians — and other groups in the Middle East — goes back decades. These stories provide context for current developments and the history that led up to them.

Rightward shift of the French political class and persistence of ‘colonial unconscious’ are contributing to mounting tensions ...

Russia and China issued a joint statement with Iran calling for the removal of unilateral sanctions and advocating diplomacy ...

The White House did not immediately provide details. The move was a sharp pivot for President Trump, who withdrew the United States from a nuclear deal with Iran in 2018. By Luke Broadwater and ...

Syrians, who celebrated the fall of the Baath regime, are observing their first Ramadan without it under the shadow of ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned the violence by ‘radical Islamic terrorists’ and expressed support for minority ...

The Gaza government warned on Friday of the imminent return of famine to the Gaza Strip due to Israel's closure of border ...

The work of the Syria Strategy Project and the considerable policy recommendations found in this report present a realistic ...

As the country endured economic crisis and a devastating war, lawmakers failed 12 times to pick a head of state. They have now settled on Joseph Aoun, the leader of the military. Violence has ...

There is a risk that Gaza experiences another hunger crisis if Israel continues to block aid, the head of the U.N.

Following the call by Abdullah Ocalan to disband the Kurdistan Workers' Party, PKK, and to lay down arms, Syrian affiliates and the PKK headquarters in Iraq remain ambivalent. What are their options?