Getting acquainted. A U.S. delegation led by the assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs is visiting Damascus for talks with Hayat Tahrir...
Chinese policymakers appear to be taking aggressive action to stabilize and revitalize the economy by changing monetary policy after 14 years and increasing the...
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has already made clear that he plans a security crackdown on both the southern and northern borders. The main areas...
Staying put. Israeli forces will remain in the formerly demilitarized buffer zone in the Golan Heights, including Mount Hermon, until an alternative that can...
Bashar Assad’s ouster in Syria will likely have far-reaching consequences for close ally Russia, extending even into its operations in Africa. For decades, Syria...
After months of fighting the junta in Myanmar, one of the country’s most powerful ethnic rebel groups has captured the military’s last western outpost....
Regional reaction. Turkey condemned Israel's plan, approved over the weekend, to expand settlements in the occupied Golan Heights. In a statement, the Turkish Foreign...
