Israel broke a diplomatic taboo by recognizing Somaliland and triggered a predictable storm of outrage and conspiracy ...

Since December 2017, Iran has witnessed a sustained pattern of nationwide uprisings signaling a fundamental shift away from ...

Last week, police launched scores of simultaneous raids, detaining 115 militants who were allegedly planning attacks targeting Christmas and New Year’s celebrations.

Unknown gunmen shot and killed a Syrian government officer in Aleppo on Saturday, after other security personnel were injured ...

Tensions have flared across several parts of Syria in recent weeks as long-running sectarian, ethnic and political fault ...

At least three people were killed and 31 others injured after clashes broke out between Syrian army troops and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Monday, as ...

I encountered patriarchy and male dominance presiding over women and life, all in conjunction with the occupation of my ...

Syrian, Kurdish and U.S. officials are scrambling ahead of a year-end deadline to show some progress in a stalled deal to ...

In northeast Syria, Kurdish women are using music and performance to assert cultural identity, promote female empowerment and navigate postwar challenges.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul Iddon is a freelance journalist focused on Middle East affairs. Members of the Syrian Kurdish Asayish security forces stand ...

Pinar Dinc is the principal investigator of the ECO-Syria project, which receives funding from the Strategic Research Area: The Middle East in the Contemporary World (MECW) at the Centre for Advanced ...

The decision by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to lay down its arms and apparently disband has reverberated across the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq. For decades, the Turkish army has operated ...