How will a weakened Iran navigate the turbulent future?
Mohsen M Milani’s book charts the Islamic Republic’s rise to ‘peak power’ and the fall-out from Hamas’s assault on Israel ...
Bashar al-Assad's strategy of chaos
The hopes of liberalization raised at the start of Hafez al-Assad's son's rule were short-lived. Urged by his family, the ...
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Syria’s golden age of art at risk of being forgotten, experts say
Since the Assad regime fell after more than 50 years in power, the extent of Syria’s cultural isolation is becoming clear.
Middle East: Germany's Scholz rejects Trump's Gaza plan
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz rebukes Trump's Gaza takeover proposal Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said negotiations with the US would not solve the region's problems US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ...
Conflicts in West Asia | Levant in turmoil
Donald Trump's proposal to "take over" Gaza and relocate its population has raised concerns about potential regional instability. But how are the conflicts in the Levant rooted in its history of ...
The US draws a ‘red line’ over including Hezbollah in Lebanon’s government, new envoy says
A newly appointed U.S. envoy says she hopes Lebanese authorities are committed to making sure that the Hezbollah militant group is not a part of the new government in any form.