Staying friends with the Turks, Chinese, Russians, Americans, Europeans, Iranians and Saudis simultaneously is a big ask for ...

On 11 January 1958, 14 Syrian officers drove to the airport, boarding a charter flight headed for Cairo. Carrying no passports and dressed in full military uniform, they snuck off without informing ...

Syria is officially getting a new flag: the tri-colour of the Syrian Opposition, otherwise known as the Flag of Independence, that came along with the establishment of the republic. The new flag has ...

The US midterm elections on 3 November marked a major political shift, as Democrats succeeded in wresting control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate from the Republicans—a sweeping ...

A Democrat-majority Congress will clip his wings at home, but he will have far more freedom to act on foreign affairs, given ...

Despite the war's unpopularity, Trump seems determined to press on until he can claim a decisive victory, whether by ...

The battle for this strategically important and resource-rich province tests the Yemeni army's ability to tilt the military balance in its favour ...

French novelist Philippe Jaenada's novel 'The Unknown Woman of Quai de Javel' wins big, while the Prix Renaudot goes to François-Henri Désérable for his novel about an unlikely wine expert ...

There is already speculation that there could be renewed military action against Iran involving Israel and the US once next ...

As well as being a vast expanse of desert, the Sahel is a test for Algiers because of its proxy warfare and armed groups ...

Cairo's relative stability in a turbulent neighbourhood has yielded economic benefits, but its recent commitment to help ...

A northern region that was captured by the Houthis in 2020 has been the scene of fierce fighting in recent weeks, with some ...