The leaders of two previously rival Kurdish groups have met in northern Iraq in an apparent step toward reconciliation at a ...

The new Syrian regime can only be trusted if it concedes meaningful decentralization to the country’s minority groups.

Iraq is trying to convince powerful armed factions in the country that have fought U.S. forces and fired rockets and drones ...

They are looking to resolve one of the most explosive questions looming over Syria: the fate of Kurdish forces that the U.S.

Inclusivity and moderation are indeed immediate priorities for Syria, but a big national vote is not. Democracy does not ...

The article explores why Syria, despite its early independence, was unable to establish a democracy, instead evolving into a ...

The visit by Prime Minister Najib Mikati was the first official trip by the Lebanese leader to meet with the new government ...

Once Syria's most influential minority, Alawites struggle to move on from their association with a hated dictator.

Her family had lost hope she would ever return after Islamic State fighters took her and thousands of other Yazidi women and ...

Iraq is recalibrating its Syria policy following Assad's collapse, balancing security concerns with economic interests and ...

The international community should focus on empowering Syria’s local civil society groups and advocating for women’s rights ...

Syria's interim rulers are trying to form a united national army after the fall of Bashar Assad late last year ...