Middle-East

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...

The collaboration of youths and organisations that help steer Gaza's Great Return March has declared April 27 to be the "Friday of Rebellious Youth"...

If UN Security Council Resolution 2334 regarding Israel’s illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is to be worth the paper it’s written on,...

Turkey’s Diyanet Foundation plans to repair dozens of mosques in Syria that were heavily damaged in the ongoing war, according to the head of...

Are we really seeing the rise of a 'new jihad'? Samantha May, University of Aberdeen In a BBC interview just after the recent Manchester suicide bombing,...

Deoband (Uttar Pradesh): Accusing Tablighi Jamaat India head Maulana Saad Kandhalvi of perversion, misinterpretation of Islamic Shariah and insulting prophets and messengers of Allah...

More than 80 Shia pilgrims are reported to be killed in a suicide attack at Hilla, Iraq. The pilgrims were returning to Iran from...

ISIS attacks in Tehran could plunge the Middle East into greater turmoil Mohammadbagher Forough, Leiden University Iran experienced its first major ISIS attack on June 7,...

Al-Jazeera has released a three part documentary on the concept and history of Caliph in Islam. The documentary goes in-depth on various caliphates that...

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Monday he had "proof" of a secret Iranian nuclear weapons programme. Netanyahu, who has repeatedly called for the...