Sharaa, also known by the nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Julani, is the leader of the Hayat Tahrir-al-Sham, the rebel group which seized power in Syria after toppling former President Bashar al-Assad ...

Known in his circle as “HH” (or “His Highness”), Prince Karim lived up to the name. His primary residence was a modern ...

For a while, Turkish media affiliated with Erdogan’s government have been spreading false and misleading information linking ...

One such tactic is the exportation of their conflicts and destabilizing activities into the Kurdistan Region, aiming to ...

Winners and Losers Aspecter is haunting the Middle East. A little more than a quarter century after the Shah’s fall, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s wildest dreams seem to be coming ...

Iran emerged from its eight-year war with Iraq (1980-1988) battered: its economy in shambles, no allies to count on, a ...

The fighting is part of what Syria's new rulers have described as a campaign against weapons and drug smuggling ...

Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, passed away peacefully in Lisbon on 4 February 2025 ...

The Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, has died. Karim Al-Hussaini became the Aga Khan at age 20 as a Harvard ...

spiritual leader of the world's millions of Ismaili Muslims. He was designated as the Aga Khan V, the 50th hereditary imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, in his father's will. His father died ...

Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and a direct ... selecting his successor will follow shortly. Leaders and staff of the network have offered ...

Spiritual leader and business magnate Prince Karim Aga Khan, considered by his followers to be a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, was remembered fondly by admirers in Pakistan and Lisbon on ...