Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the ...

Syrian authorities are trying to find the identity of 413 orphans whose parents were ’disappeared’ by the Assad regime, after ...

Syrian activist Shadi Martini tells lobby new president called peace with Israel a 'unique opportunity'; Gulf journalist ...

Russia has become the first country to recognise the Taliban as Afghanistan’s government. Andrew Mueller explains why.

The war exposed the limitations of China’s influence in the Middle East, underscoring its struggles to convert economic power ...

BEIRUT: Syria must publish the full results of an investigation into the March killings of Alawite civilians and ensure those ...

Asharq Al Awsat Thousands of Syrian refugees are set to return from Lebanon this week under the first, UN-backed plan providing financial incentives, after Syria's new rulers said all citizens were ...

Under Netanyahu's leadership, Israel has imposed a new and volatile state of affairs in the region, which I call “open skies.” This shift is among the most dangerous outcomes of the military campaigns ...

Thousands of Syrian refugees are set to return from Lebanon this week under the first, U.N.-backed plan providing financial ...

The country is experiencing its worst drought in decades, which has set the conditions for the blazes to scorch an area the ...

The longtime enemies have opened contacts, reflecting a power shift across a Middle East in which they have newfound common ...

Last month's deadly church bombing outside Syria's capital is raising fears among the country's minority Christians.