Lebanon boasts a reputation in the Arab world that its years of deep crises have not erased. An Arab politician and friend telephoned me a few days ago to express his delight with how Lebanon is ...

Iraq will not be negatively affected by the weakening of Iran's influence in the Middle East, Iraq's deputy parliament ...

Iran holds tremendous sway inside Iraq despite the presence of US troops, setting up a tug-of-war for the incoming Trump ...

This is important for Iran because it recently lost Syria as an ally.The IRNA report in Iranian media that highlighted the ...

Thousands of Shiite pilgrims are marching in Iraq dressed in black, heading on foot toward the golden twin-domed shrine of ...

This was a shock to everyone associated with the schools, including leadership, teachers, students, and parents, who were informed of the decision only after it had been made.

In the Kyrgyz Republic, a young Afghan woman has found hope and a determination to give back to her home country through education.

Iraqi grocery store owner Abu Amjad al-Zubaidi is grappling with asthma, a condition his doctor blames on emissions from a nearby power plant that fills his Baghdad neighbourhood with noxious smoke.In ...

The Iraqi parliament has passed an amnesty law that could lead to the release of thousands of prisoners, including Iraqis convicted of attacks on U.S. soldiers and people who fought for Islamic State, ...

The article explores why Syria, despite its early independence, was unable to establish a democracy, instead evolving into a ...

With checkpoints unmanned and no security personnel outside public institutions, looters were able to enter ... "When the regime fell, I remembered scenes from the Baghdad museum after the fall of ...

To honor Arthur Helton and memorialize his work, Arthur’s family and the Council on Foreign Relations established the Arthur C. Helton Memorial Lecture. Speakers address pressing issues in the ...