Under the Assad regime, Saydnaya prison became a mass-killing machine; ‘a symbol of shame for the whole world’ ...

The 12-day war between Iran and Israel in June 2025 delivered a powerful lesson not only to Tehran but also to governments ...

Russia has become the first country to recognise the Taliban as Afghanistan’s government. Andrew Mueller explains why.

The war exposed the limitations of China’s influence in the Middle East, underscoring its struggles to convert economic power ...

Ahmed al-Sharaa led HTS, considered a jihadist group for years. Now, he has replaced Assad as Syria’s new president. And he ...

Last month's deadly church bombing outside Syria's capital is raising fears among the country's minority Christians. Some are ...

The recent Israel-Iran war, while providing some short-term benefits like higher oil prices and diverted Western attention, ...

Washington's move follows the lifting of sanctions on Damascus after the ouster of the al-Assad government in December in a ...

WASHINGTON, July 7. /TASS/. The United States has made the decision to revoke the foreign terrorist organization designation of the Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham group (outlawed in Russia), according to a ...

Russia has been using drones and missiles to strike targets, wait some time, and then hit the same spot later.

When Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Vladimir Putin — just before a dozen or so Iranian ballistic missiles ...

For the first time in three decades, America today enjoys unrivaled hegemony over the Middle East—giving the Trump ...