December 2020

Since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, Iran's clerical establishment has used religious organizations to expand its clout abroad. Key among them is the Al-Mustafa International University, a network of…

Can Dundar the former chief editor of the Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet poses for a photo prior to an interview with the Associated Press in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. A court in Istanbul convicted exiled journalist Can…

Asma al-Assad was previously designated by the US in June alongside her husband, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (AFP/File photo) The US issued fresh sanctions on Tuesday against the wife of Syrian President Bashar…

Since the Turkish government promised its Russian counterpart to reopen Aleppo-Damascus and Aleppo-Latakia highways (M4) two years ago, all sections of the key highway have been still closed, despite the considerable changes on Syria's map…

The eastern section of M4 highway, particularly the part between Ain Issa and Tal Tamr linking to the rest areas of Al-Hasakah and Aleppo, is still closed for commercial and civil movement in the wake of the recent military escalation by…