Iran spent decades expanding its reach in the Middle East by building a network of partners. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Syria walks a diplomatic tightrope between Israel and Iran, trying to avoid entanglement while war unfolds in its airspace.

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Aware of the deep concern this new act of violence has caused among Christians in this part of the world, Pope Leo offered ...

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Let us listen to this voice that comes from on High:” the Chicago-born pope said. “Heal the lacerations caused by the bloody ...

In a park overlooking Damascus, 25-year-old Khaldoun Hallak has spent the past few evenings with his friends, drinking yerba ...

Israel’s army has raided a village in southern Syria to arrest several alleged agents of the Palestinian militant group Hamas ...

News clip Last night, the US struck Iran’s three uranium-enrichment plants, using missiles and huge bunker buster bombs. This was their main and most challenging target, the Fordow nuclear site built ...

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[Damascus] While tensions between Iran and Israel have erupted into open warfare, Syria has so far remained officially silent ...