Turkey’s post-Assad ambitions face mounting risks as it backs Syria’s new rulers while navigating the challenges of sectarian ...

In yet another piece of the jigsaw puzzle of a new Middle East, Mr. As-Sudani sees reining in the Iranian-backed Iraqi Shiite ...

The fall of longtime strongman Bashar al-Assad has created a power vacuum that threatens some of the United States' ...

Turkey threatened Tuesday to launch a military operation against Kurdish forces in Syria unless they accepted Ankara's ...

The appointment of trustees and other attacks on democratic rights by the government show that the renewed negotiations ...

Saudi Arabia and others are overlooking the new leadership’s jihadist past, hoping to gain an advantage on rivals in the ...

Most of the conflicts in the Middle East take place in Syria, Iraq, Palestine and Yemen, but the strings are mostly pulled by ...

Israeli officials have warned of a growing threat from Turkey's increasing support for Syrian factions, especially following Turkey’s strategic ambitions in the Middle East. The Nagel Commission ...

The Trump administration should embrace the opportunities offered by postwar Syria and take the pressure campaign to Iran and Russia.

Iran is weaker and more vulnerable than it has been in decades, likely since its decadelong war with Iraq or even since the ...

The Kurds have a long history with distinct cultural and ethnic identities but have never had an independent nation. After ...

Reconstruction will take decades, not years, but at last there is a sliver of hope in a region that has been subject to ...