One of the most immediate and obvious changes that WWI brought about was the collapse of longstanding empires. But what ...

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump is chipping away at Iran’s regional influence. He is urging Syria and Lebanon to join the ...

President Trump eases most sanctions against Syria in a move to reclaim regional leverage, counter Iranian influence, and ...

Thomas J. Barrack Jr., the U.S. ambassador to Turkey, says Washington is facilitating the discussions and prioritizing ...

Syria blamed the Islamic State group — entered with a rifle and began firing. As worshippers tackled him, he detonated an ...

Though the two sides may have won today’s battle against Iran, tomorrow’s conflict in the Middle East may prove even more intractable ...

Less than two weeks after Ahmad al-Sharaa ousted Bashar al-Assad in Syria, a U.S. State Department delegation arrived in ...

The SWP sees political Islam as representing a genuine struggle for many ordinary people against dictatorial regimes, Israeli occupation, or American intervention.

Past conflicts involving oil-producing nations in West Asia have significantly impacted global crude-oil prices. However, the ...

The intelligence “customer” has a responsibility to speak and act with humility. The fate of the Iranian nuclear program is, of course, concerning. And President Trump may yet be proved right. But the ...

WASHINGTON — President Trump gave his final sign-off Monday to lifting longstanding US sanctions on Syria after pledging to ...

The fall of the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has opened a window for wealthy Gulf countries to expand their influence as ...