Iran, the world’s fifth-largest oil producer and third-largest gas producer, claims its nuclear program is for civilian use.

More than 200 Palestinians were killed in overnight Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip, the Hamas-ruled enclave's Ministry of ...

As the world undergoes rapid political and economic transformations with escalating conflicts shaking the Middle East, the ...

Syria’s Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa signed off on a constitutional declaration for a five-year-long transitional period ...

Here is a look at sects and minorities in Syria, which has been destroyed by years of civil war following a 2011 uprising spearheaded by Syria's majority Sunni Muslims against the Alawite leadership.

originating from Shia Islam - the second-largest branch of Islam after Sunni. They make up around 10% of Syria's population - which is majority Sunni - and mainly live in the country's coastal ...

Sectarian-driven killings of civilians this month displayed the government’s weak control over both its own forces and affiliated fighters, experts said. By Ben Hubbard Syria’s new president ...

In the early phase of the Syrian civil war, Iran denied the presence of its forces on Syrian soil despite evidence to the ...

Gaza’s fragile ceasefire shattered early Tuesday as Israel carried out deadly strikes across the enclave and Israeli Prime ...

a Sunni Islamist who spearheaded a lightning offensive that toppled Bashar al-Assad from power in December. Islamic jurisprudence will be "the main source" of legislation, according to the summary ...

The revenge killings that started Friday and have been carried out by Sunni Muslim gunmen loyal to the government are a major blow to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the faction that led the overthrow of ...