Syrian tensions amid sectarian violence in Suweida, Syria. While Syria welcomed US efforts, Israel hasn't commented.

Despised by much of the world, Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu is nonetheless one of the few truly formidable figures in the world today.

The international community seems to be no closer to finding an answer than in 2014, when the extraordinary novel “The Book of Disappearance” (Syracuse University Press, trans., $19.95), by ...

Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Shahin said any future Palestinian state will be pluralistic, with respect for any deal ...

Washington and Jerusalem have kept a watchful eye on Damascus ever since the overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad regime by Sunni Muslim rebels in December. Of greatest concern has been the level of ...

For the first time in 30 years, in 2024, some of the world's biggest spenders on aid and development cut funding. Now aid organizations in the Middle East are forced to seek new, potentially more ...

Ten years since JCPOA’s signing, Netanyahu’s fear of peace has fuelled chaos. West Asia must respond with unity.

Join us for continuous updates and unfolding stories from across West Asia. Follow the region’s fast-changing landscape ...

Baghdad: In recent months, Iraq has navigated two difficult challenges. It avoided being drawn into the Israeli-Iranian conflict and managed to stay clear of the fallout from US strikes on Iran’s ...

Saeed Taji Farouky’s Egypt-UK co-production Standing At The Ruins is among the eight work-in-progress features selected for ...

The tectonic plates of the Middle East are shifting. But unless peace is built on basic humanity, it cannot last. The ...