Since Islamist rebels overthrew the Assad dictatorship in Syria, Egypt, with parallels in its own recent history, has watched ...

Now, foreign countries are trying to steer Syria’s new de facto leaders toward an inclusive government free of sectarian ...

The fall of Bashar Assad in Syria has led Iran-allied factions in neighboring Iraq to reconsider their push for U.S. forces ...

President Trump has inherited an evolving chemical and biological threat landscape, but not one he hasn’t encountered before.

Military reserve forces in the Middle East make up an important component of any army within the region. These units provide additional manpower and capabilities to regular military forces, should the ...

Nearly a century ago, Danish archaeologists traveled to the site of the ancient city of Hama, a region that was occupied for close to 8,000 years. Hama, now in modern-day Syria, was first occupied ...

Senators focused mostly on the nominees’ past statements, rather than how they may lead in their prospective positions.

As a fan of history, I listened to a January podcast “The Rest Is History” by Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. Few stories in military history are as extraordinary as that of Wojtek, the Syrian ...

Hayan Hadid was 18 when soldiers arrested him in his pyjamas and took him for execution in Syria's Hama in 1982, during one ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access information on a device and to provide personalised ads and content, ad and ...

Rescue crews rushed into the Potomac River, just three miles from the White House, after a commercial jet carrying 64 people ...

The organisers of the Islamic Arts Biennale have ceased trying to define Islamic art in favour of encouraging full expression of what it means to be a Muslim in the most diverse and inclusive way poss ...