Russia has managed a balancing act in the Middle East for decades, handling its warm relations with Israel even as it has developed strong economic and military ties with Iran. Putin spoke to both ...

In January 2024, Pakistan and Iran fired missiles into each other’s territory in a brief military escalation between the neighbours. Yet 17 months later, after Israel attacked Iran with strikes on the ...

The Trump administration has given 36 countries, most of them in Africa, a Wednesday deadline to commit to improving vetting ...

Syria was once among the closest allies of the Islamic republic, but the new government resents Tehran’s support for the ...

President Donald Trump’s administration suspended the majority of sanctions on Syria, marking the most sweeping shift in the ...

The UN refugee agency said Monday it will cut 3,500 staff jobs -- slashing nearly a third of its workforce costs -- due to a ...

Iran has launched a second round of missiles against Israel as Israel's military kept up attacks on Iran following earlier ...

Assad’s regime on Dec. 8, 2024, after the rebel military operation “Deterrence of Aggression” and the establishment of a ...

Unexploded ordnance poses an elevated risk in the wake of the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, as displaced Syrians ...

A CNN investigation, which draws on interviews with witnesses, exclusive videos and images, gives searing new insight into the scope of abuses allegedly carried out under the command of Sayf Boulad ...

According to UNHCR’s annual Global Trends report released today, there were 122.1 million forcibly displaced people by the end of April 2025.

The U.N. refugee agency says the number of people forcible displaced by violence and persecution around the world has risen ...