Whatever path forward is chosen, the Houthis will need to suffer more serious blows because, currently, they feel emboldened.

Political shifts in United States, Syria and war theatre in Middle East made international headlines throughout the year ...

Rebel forces in Syria are building a transitional government after toppling the regime of President Bashar Assad in a ...

Assad, old alliances have crumbled, and global powers are figuring out their relationships with Syria’s new de facto leaders.

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When Islamist rebels swept through Syria’s second largest city in an operation that would eventually culminate in the ouster ...

Israel’s defense minister has confirmed that Israel assassinated Hamas’ top leader last summer and is threatening to take ...

Netanyahu and Justice Minister Yariv Levin are steadily returning Israel to the Oct. 6, 2023 state of affairs, whereby Israel ...

Right now, this murder is not a clear-cut case of terrorism even though it shares several constitutive elements.

Walking through the nascent settlement, the sound of children’s laughter is juxtaposed against the sight of multiple sandbagged defensive points where residents can take cover if fighting off ...

Najib Mikati’s visit was part of his tour of Lebanese military positions alongside army chief Joseph Aoun in frontline areas of southern Lebanon. Mikati’s tour comes after the Lebanese government ...

In the aftermath, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, condemned Assad’s fall as a foreign-orchestrated conspiracy, ...