U.S. President-elect Donald Trump warned in December that there will be “hell to pay” if hostages held by Hamas in Gaza are not released by his inauguration on Jan. 20. ...
Of the many worrying developments across the Middle East this year, the direct military confrontation between Israel and Iran stands out. The two states have long fought a shadow war, ...
Iran faces cascading challenges, ranging from the collapse of Bashar al-Assad in Syria to the weakening of its “axis of resistance” allies—Hezbollah and Hamas—and the specter of escalating U.S. hostility ...
After 13 years of devastating civil war, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime was toppled in a stunning offensive led by the rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). The country now ...
Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has come full circle and then some on Syria. At the dawn of the Erdogan era, Turkey’s then-prime minister was Bashar al Assad’s patron—once even ...
Now that Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has emerged as the victors of the Syrian civil war, it’s tempting to imagine the country restored to some semblance of stability. In truth, there is no stability to restore. ...
One can only rejoice in the demise of the regime of Bashar al-Assad. Much is uncertain about Syria’s future, but there is no question that the 24 years of Assad’s ...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled the country early Sunday local time as a lightning advance by a coalition of rebel groups brought an abrupt end to 50 years of brutal ...
Over the past week, the future of Bashar al-Assad’s regime has been placed squarely into question. A coalition of armed opposition factions has gone on the offensive in northern Syria, ...
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is the leading institution dedicated to the humanitarian needs of the besieged people in the ...