A new round of clashes between Druze armed groups and government forces in Sweida, southern Syria, has subsided.

Geography and a history of proxy politics have made Afghanistan an arena for others’ contests, undermining its stability.

The death last week of former US Vice President Dick Cheney preceded Iraq’s parliamentary election, the seventh since the ...

Authorities in Damascus are investigating the theft of several ancient Roman-era statues from Syria’s National Museum, an ...

Ahmed al-Sharaa will probably get his wish with the lifting of international sanctions in early 2026. His focus must shift ...

Large parts of Syria were once overrun by the terrorist group Islamic State. The country’s new government has just committed ...

President Biden and his aides are monitoring the unfolding events in Syria, according to a social-media post by Sean Savett, a spokesman for the National Security Council. Savett said Biden and his ...

A Cold War adversary looks to enter the American orbit.

A Syrian government official says Syria has joined a global coalition against the Islamic State, but that Syria has not joined of the U.S.

Nov. 11 (UPI) -- An explosion Tuesday outside a court building in Islamabad killed at least 12 people, security forces said, ...

Past elections in Iraq were often marred by political violence, including assassinations of candidates, attacks on polling ...

Iraq is bracing to vote in a parliamentary election, which comes at a crucial moment for the country. Its Prime Minister, ...