"To be honest, the Alawites clearly ask for international protection," a former Syrian diplomat told Newsweek.

The image of the two men meeting, having discarded their military uniforms and put on suits, illustrates how leaders can ...

Strengthening ties between the Kurds and Israel could counterbalance Turkish and Iranian ambitions, promote regional ...

On the 14th anniversary of the Arab Spring, TTG’s Ilaria Grasso Macola asks whether Syria will ever come back as a mainstream tourist destination ...

Iran, the world’s fifth-largest oil producer and third-largest gas producer, claims its nuclear program is for civilian use.

With Russia primarily focused on Europe, Turkey is poised to fill this void with relative ease, as they have already been ...

Regionally, the move could redraw the map of alliances, especially if it succeeds in achieving a Turkish-Kurdish rapprochement that leads to de-escalation in Syria and Iraq. For all the hopes that ...

Researchers have identified an extensive Mesopotamian canal network that supplied ancient farms in the Eridu region with ...

The late Senator and presidential candidate John McCain once said: “The only thing worse than bombing Iran is letting Iran ...

There was no immediate reaction from the PKK's leadership, which is based in northern Iraq. The group, founded by Ocalan in ... and it will have a positive impact in northeastern Syria, Iraqi ...

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