Middle-East

(Latakia, Syrian Regime) Ghadir* admits that he didn’t pray before he started attending the Shia Ar-Rasul al-Aazam compound in Latakia. While there has been a...

Iraqi forces aim to dislodge Islamic State militants from west Mosul within a month, despite gruelling urban combat in densely populated terrain, the head...

At a glance, Israel appears a true democracy. Take a closer look and that facade of democracy will soon dissipate, turning into something else...

Is the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization? Terje Ostebo, University of Florida The Trump administration as well as Republican lawmakers are seeking to introduce legislation that...

Why Assad's military gains don't translate to success in Syrian peace talks Dara Conduit, Deakin University The uprising in Syria will mark its sixth anniversary on...

What's holding Arab women back from achieving equality? Lina Abirafeh, Lebanese American University No country in the world has achieved full gender equality, but the Arab...

With the approach of the Syrian revolution’s sixth anniversary, the fourth Geneva negotiations seem to be closer to a mockery than a solution given...

No end in sight for Syrian refugees banned under Trump's new travel order Layla Saleh, Qatar University US President Donald Trump has issued a new version...

As we enter the tenth day since the Iraqi military began its assault to capture the western half of Mosul, it would perhaps be...

New evidence has emerged of how the Houthi armed group is actively recruiting boys as young as 15 to fight as child soldiers on...