Islam remains the religion of the head of state, Arabic is the sole official language and the constitutional declaration offers no guarantees or protections for Syria’s minorities.

Syria's new temporary constitution concentrates power in interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa's hands and fails to include ...

Fourteen years after Syria's civil war began, the nation's new Islamist government faces sectarian conflict on four fronts.

The retired 76-year-old professor of political science was already serving an 18-month sentence for criticizing the Iranian ...

Iraq’s semi-autonomous north is grappling with a severe economic crisis, with many residents forced into massive personal debt.

In Syria, there's been a major development as U.S.-backed Kurdish forces who have controlled part of the country for more than a decade have agreed to be incorporated into the Syrian state.

Tehran’s recent setbacks have paved the way for Ankara’s ascent. The Ankara-backed Azerbaijan’s triumph over Tehran-backed ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey declared a ceasefire on Saturday in what ...

(AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File) The grandmother of Turkish soldier Adil Kabakli, one of thirteen Turkish soldiers, police ...

The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militia on Saturday declared an immediate ceasefire, two days after its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan called on fighters to lay down their arms and dissolve the group ...

Revellers danced in the street in the city of Qamishli and waved flags featuring Ocalan's portrait alongside the Kurdish flag. "We welcome the historic announcement by Leader Abdullah Ocalan ...

Kurdish residents hold flags showing Abdullah Ocalan (Baderkhan Ahmad/AP) Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey have declared a ceasefire two days after their imprisoned ...