The German and French foreign ministers are heading to Damascus to send what the German minister said is a clear signal that a “political new beginning” between Europe and Syria is possible.

Since the beginning of the Syrian civil war in 2011, the nation has become a battleground for competing hegemons. The United ...

President-elect Donald Trump takes office with the world on a precipice. His commitment to fixing three major global dangers could secure him not one, but three Nobel Peace Prizes.

The two Mideast powerhouses have been trying to block the rise of Islamist groups in the region for two decades. The rebel ...

As president, Jimmy Carter brokered the peace agreement that removed Israel’s most powerful enemy from the battlefield.

Israeli accountability, a powerful protest movement and an emerging generation of leaders could bring a better future for ...

Of all the legacies of Jimmy Carter, his engagement with the Middle East might have been the most complex and consequential — ...

This Muslim country was once the center of the Abbasid Caliphate and a hub of knowledge until the 15th century. It flourished ...

Former Arab-Israeli negotiator for the U.S. State Department Aaron David Miller joins Alex Witt to share more on the time he interviewed former President Jimmy Carter and the late president’s impact ...

This led to the widespread belief that the ancient monument served as an astronomical observatory. To investigate whether ...

EDITORS: As part of its coverage of the death of former President Jimmy Carter, The Associated Press is looking back at major ...