Syria’s Leader Announces New Government After Ousting Dictator
The choice of cabinet officials was seen as a litmus test for whether the rebels who ousted Bashar al-Assad would deliver on ...
Council on Foreign Relations1d
U.S. Forces in the Middle East: Mapping the Military Presence
The ramped-up U.S. attacks against the Yemen-based Houthis are possible in part due to an extensive military footprint in the ...
Syrians left in the dark as the interim government struggles to restore electricity
Rana Al-Ahmad opens her fridge after breaking fast at sundown with her family during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Exclusive-How Syria's sectarian violence spread to capital, terrorizing Alawites
Close to midnight on March 6, as a wave of sectarian killings began in western Syria, masked men stormed the homes of Alawite ...
Opinion
An unrestrained Israel is reshaping the Middle East
In years past, Israel might have been content to stop there. But its current leaders favour an unbridled assertion of power, some for pragmatic reasons, others for ideological ones. They are seizing ...
Syria is at a crossroads: It can return to violence or transition to peace, says UN envoy
Three months after the overthrow of President Bashar Assad, Syria is at a crossroads, the top U.N. envoy for the country says ...
The Media Line4d
After 45 Years, Will the Kurdish-Turkish Conflict in Iraq Come to an End?
Kurdish leaders affiliated with the PKK are more cautious about dissolving the party. They believe it is unwise to abandon 45 ...
Wilson Center4d
Syria at a Crossroad: After Mass Killings, Can They Build a Just and Inclusive Future?
Syria faced severe violence, with security forces accused of mass killings in Alawite-majority areas. Over 1,000 civilians ...