For decades, observers have said that, in the Middle East, change moves at a snail’s pace. That assumption no longer holds. Just look at the dramatic transformations unfolding across Lebanon, Syria, ...

The 1974 deal created a UN-patrolled buffer zone separating the two countries’ forces. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

Many Druze took to the streets during the uprising, especially in the latter years. But, seeking to portray himself as ...

Israeli special forces allegedly entered Syria’s Yaafour village near Damascus via helicopters, days after arresting an Iranian-linked cell in southern Syria. Syria expressed willingness to ...

The 12-day war between Israel and Iran has shifted the balance of power in the Middle East, with the main threat now coming from growing tensions between two U.S. allies — Türkiye and Israel — whose ...

President Donald Trump is looking to expand the Abraham Accords to get more Arab nations to normalize relations with Israel, ...

Syria said it was willing to cooperate with the US to reimplement the 1974 disengagement agreement with Israel, which created ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference following talks with Saudi Arabian counterpart Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. Lavrov noted that during the phone conversation between the ...

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Thousands of Syria’s Jews left in recent decades. But after Assad’s ouster and easing of sanctions, they can now reconnect ...

Hezbollah has begun a major strategic review in the wake of its devastating war with Israel, including considering scaling ...

JAMES JEFFREY served as a Foreign Service Officer in seven U.S. administrations, including, during the first Trump ...