Determining the fate of those who went missing during Syria's civil war will be a massive task likely to take years, the president of the International Committee for the Red Cross said."Identifying the missing and informing the families about their fate is going to be a huge challenge,

Ukraine is pledging support for the new authorities in Syria, which was once a key Russian ally in the Mideast

Turkey says eradication of Kurdish YPG militia in Syria 'imminent' Middle Eastcategory· January 6, 2025 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) plans to expand its work in Syria ...

Syria has been a work in progress, a nation to be rebuilt, since the downfall of its autocratic president, Bashar al-Assad, a month ago. It is far too early to ascertain in what political direction Syria is heading, but if the past is any guide, Syrians should not expect their country to become a Jeffersonian democracy.

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Iran and its proxies and allies — from Syria to Lebanon to Gaza — have taken a beating in military engagements this year.

President-elect Donald Trump will soon inherit an array of conflicts in Asia, Africa, Europe and even North America.

The U.S.-brokered ceasefire, which ended the 14-month war, demands that Hezbollah and Israeli forces withdraw from southern Lebanon within 60 days, allowing Lebanese troops to gradually deploy south of the Litani River.

This story originally ran in The Smoky Mountain News in November 2018 following Politics Editor Cory Vaillancourt’s trip to Georgia to meet President Jimmy Carter.  The former president died Dec. 29,

The Obama administration’s decisions left a significantly more fragmented and futile world than the one he inherited.

Israeli shelling has continued unabated even as ceasefire talks restart, through the mediation of Qatari and Egyptian negotiators.

Five years since Jeremy Corbyn resigned as Labour leader, the British left is in a difficult place. Keir Starmer’s remodeling of the Labour Party, purging or suspending MPs and large numbers of ordinary activists,