Shara, guarantees individual freedoms but gives Mr. al-Shara abundant power and keeps Islamic law as its legal foundation.

The late Barzani's legacy remains a driving force in the Kurdish struggle for democracy and self-determination, with his ...

Fourteen years after Syria's civil war began, the nation's new Islamist government faces sectarian conflict on four fronts.

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s top diplomat, defense minister and intelligence chief paid a sudden visit to Damascus on Thursday, days after Syria’s interim government reached a deal to integrate a U.S backed ...

Bank of China has set up a 50 billion yuan ($6.9 billion) fund to invest in technology startups, state media CCTV reported, ...

The question asked by many Syrians from Alawite, Shiite, Druse, Christian and other minority communities has become: “Can [I] ...

While some have praised the constitutional draft as a step toward stability, others have raised significant concerns over the ...

Amid major wave of sectarian violence, which has posed first major challenge of post-Assad Syria, new regime issues ...

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

A recent explosion of deadly violence and reprisals has raised the pressure on domestic leaders and international allies to ...