The United Nations estimates that 90% of Syrians live in poverty and the Syrian government has only been able to provide ...

Despite their shared desire for self-determination, the plight of the Palestinian people attracts far more media and academic ...

We're pausing our coverage on the Israel-Hamas war for today - but thanks for following along. As we have been reporting, Israel carried out "extensive strikes" on Gaza overnight after talks to ...

The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been ... warfighters” in coordination with the Iraqi government and the Kurdish regional government. “PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH!” ...

Syria has issued a constitutional declaration that guarantees women's rights and freedom of expression during a five-year transitional period. It also keeps a central role for Islamic law ...

This seminar examines two ways in which time can play a role in the interpretation of objects, buildings, and paintings of the early Islamic period. The first of these embraces the fact that art and ...

with violence sweeping the west coast homeland of deposed President Bashar al-Assad's minority Alawite Muslim sect and the nation's largely Sunni Islamist-led interim government striking a surprise ...

Syria's 14-year civil war has undergone yet another rapid series of shifts, with violence sweeping the west coast homeland of deposed President Bashar al-Assad's minority Alawite Muslim sect and ...

Syria's Interim President Signs Deal With Kurdish-Led SDF to Merge Forces By ... with the Syrian administration at "such a critical period" to guarantee a transitional phase that reflects the ...

CAIRO (Reuters) -The Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces ... He said the SDF was working together with the Syrian administration at "such a critical period" to guarantee a ...