United Nations-backed human rights experts allege Israel has caused "disproportionate violence against women and children" during the war against Hamas in Gaza, ...

A spate of attacks involving loyalists to former ruler President Bashar al-Assad has spurred concerns of a return to ...

Israeli fire has killed eight Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and three more in the occupied West Bank over the past 24 hours, ...

Iraq’s semi-autonomous north is grappling with a severe economic crisis, with many residents forced into massive personal debt.

According to Asia News, a Vatican-affiliated news agency that reports on Christian communities, more than 800 people, ...

In northeast Syria, revelers took to the streets after the announcement of a breakthrough deal between the central government ...

"To be honest, the Alawites clearly ask for international protection," a former Syrian diplomat told Newsweek.

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria's interim government on Monday announced the end of a days-long military operation against ...

Thousands of women have taken to the streets of Turkish cities to mark International Women’s Day, protesting inequality and violence against women ...

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