The complex history of the Kurdish people, from nomadic tribes to modern-day struggles for autonomy and recognition.

Thinking back on the books I had read during 2024 I was struck by patterns I hadn’t noticed at the time I read them. I found books talking to each other, whether their authors intended it, or not.

So just who was this Nazi Leader of the Palestinian “Resistance”? Husayni first rose to power offering compliance with the ...

This liturgy was used by the church in Antioch in present day Syria. Many bishops in this area ... The people in modern day Iran and Iraq were once known as the Assyrians. The church established ...

During the summer of 2024—because I could no longer bear the thought of not taking an active part in our ongoing war, and ...

The bloodletting between Alawites and forces backing Syria’s new government surprised many. But tensions had been building ...

In 2010, oil accounted for 20% of Syria's GDP, half of its exports and more than 50% of state revenues. The country's oil production stood at 390,000 barrels per day but drastically declined ...

Lebanese and Syrian defense officials reached an agreement late Monday for a ceasefire to halt two days of clashes along the border, Syria’s state-run SANA news agency reported. The agreement ...

Germany has reopened its embassy in Damascus, 13 years after it was shuttered in the early phase of Syria's civil war. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock reopened the mission during a visit to ...

Trump administration monitoring actions of Syria's new rulers ... reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to ...

Aoun added that he asked Lebanon’s foreign minister, who is currently in Brussels for a donors conference on Syria, to contact Syrian officials to resolve the problem “and prevent further ...

A better future for Syria, rooted in respect for human rights for all, requires addressing and ensuring meaningful, inclusive ...