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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s call on Syrian refugees to return to the homeland has sparked many reactions, as some still fear returning to cities and towns occupied by Iranian forces accused of violations and abuses against the…

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks after meeting with governors in Wilmington, Delaware WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Avril Haines, tapped by President-elect Joe Biden to be the top U.S. spy, is a former…

Designed to grant security guarantees to individuals, reconciliation agreements have routinely failed to prevent the arrest, harassment, and detention of reconciled Syrians across the country. Bashar al Assad’s regime has tortured…

Former US President Barack Obama admitted in an interview this month that he is “still tormented by the tragedy in Syria.” He certainly should be. In the international arena, no conflict in his two terms saw so much destruction and loss of…

Iranian forces continue to expand their military presence in parts of eastern Syria, a move, analysts say, that could undermine U.S.-led efforts in the fight against the remnants of the Islamic State (IS) terror group. Iran, a major…

During his presidential campaign in 2008, Barack Obama asserted repeatedly that “the sources of Afghan instability are in Pakistan; those in turn are linked to Islamabad’s conflict with New Delhi, at the heart of which is Jammu and…

(L-R)Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif al-Zayani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan hold up documents after signing accords at the White House…

For decades, Turkey and the Kurdish people, an ethnic group native to Kurdistan, have shared a history of tension and violence. This longstanding history has significantly influenced relations between the two sides and is still visible in…

Ten years ago, a chain of uprisings shook the Middle East and North Africa region, soon dubbed the "Arab Spring" 2/10 From hope to agony, what's left of the Arab Spring? Libyan leader Moammar Kadhafi,…

Israel is trying to make sure that Iran never gains a strong and permanent formal foothold in Syria. Israel just sent a message to Iran that its entrenchment is unacceptable in Syria. Israel launched airstrikes on Iranian Islamic…