Will the Middle East emerge from its disastrous post-Ottoman century? With Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon all weak, the ...

Opinion REBECCA GRANT: Assad's ouster makes Syria the key to elusive Middle East peace Russia, Iran, and Assad are losers, but it may not be clear for a while who wins ...

The Middle East is an artificial construct created by British and French diplomats after World War I, and the recent collapse of Syria has led to calls for the region to be divided according to ...

While large portions of central Syria are simply classified by the ISW as "lost regime territory," and without clear proprietors, the region near the tripoint border with Jordan and Iraq is still ...

With the Middle East still in the throes of major upheaval over the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, a dangerous rivalry is escalating between U.S. allies Israel and Turkey in Syria, where ...

President Donald Trump arrived in Saudi Arabia for the first stop of his multi-nation trip, as Syria’s new leadership signals interest in talks to restore relations between the two countries.

The lightning-quick removal on 8 December of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad after 53 years of Assad family rule will have seismic effects on the Middle East for years to come.

The meeting, described by Syria as “historic,” was the first between a US and Syrian president in 25 years, taking place during Trump Middle East tour, the first set of state visits of his ...

It was meant to establish four zones to contain the conflict. But between 2018 and 2019, Syrian forces, supported by Russia and Iran, seized three zones and parts of a fourth, squeezing 4.5 ...