In the wake of Hamas’s October 7 attacks on Israel and the subsequent Israeli military campaign in Gaza and beyond, the Middle East is undergoing a profound ...

Sectarian clashes in southern Syria have created a fragile cease-fire and a potential opening for Tehran. With old proxy ...

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world. The need to reform the UNAl-Masry Al-Youm, Egypt, July 12 This year marks the 80th anniversary of the UN, commemorated ...

Violence between government forces and armed factions of a religious minority in southern Syria has deepened divisions in a country still recuperating from a civil war.

The directly visible indicator of the devastation was the collapse of the local currency (from 47 Syrian pounds per US dollar in 2010 to 14,800 by the end of 2024), as growing budget deficits were ...

Colonial borders still shape today’s global conflicts. Drawn without consent, these lines continue to fuel wars, identity ...

Turkish President Erdogan has made it clear that the agreement between Ankara and the Kurdish Workers Party was motivated by ...

The man President Donald Trump hailed as a “tough guy” who will bring stability to Syria is empowering extremists tied to Al ...

A U.S. envoy says that Syria’s central government and the Kurds remain at odds over plans on merging their forces after the ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq has reopened its al-Qaim border crossing with Syria, more than half a year after it was closed during a rebel offensive that toppled the Syrian regime, Iraqi state ...

ANBAR (Reuters) -Iraq has officially reopened the Qaim border crossing with Syria for trade and passenger traffic, a spokesman for the Iraqi border authority said on Saturday, marking a key step ...

Therefore, even in conflict zones, some procedures might still be available locally, whereas others might require cross-border movements. In Iraq, where decades of conflict have devastated oncology ...