The risk is that the anti-Israel “axis of resistance” from Iran could be replaced by a new pro-Hamas, Muslim Brotherhood alliance led by Turkey’s president.

This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “Of Mecca and Mammon” ...

Political opponents of Tunisia's populist president are facing lengthy prison sentences after a court found them guilty of ...

NATO is tracking a Russian military convoy that left Syria and is heading towards Gibraltar. Analysts from the Institute for ...

We echo the sentiments expressed in the IFCN’s open statement: An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg from the world’s fact-checkers, nine years later. It is critical to acknowledge the vital role that ...

Over 2,400 Tunisian nationals are believed to have joined extremist groups in Syria, and their potential return is a growing ...

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A cousin of the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad who was involved in suppressing the protests that started the 2011 ...

Russia lost a key ally when the Syrian President was ousted by Islamist rebels last month. NPR visited a Russian air base in western Syria to examine how Moscow will fare under Syria's new rulers.

An Italian navy ship has arrived in Albania with 49 migrants intercepted in international waters for processing of their ...

The rebel offensive benefited from careful preparation and the support of Turkey, which occupies territory in Syria’s north ...

While it’s unclear what exact political path Syria will take, the dilemmas the country faces are similar to the experiences of other Arab countries more than a decade ago. In the winter of 2010, an ...