Maronite historians emphasized the distinctiveness of Mount Lebanon during the Ottoman Empire, while Shiite historians stressed the historical rebellion against the allied authorities. Together, these ...

Just one year ago Syria's brutal and seemingly eternal Assad family dictatorship was toppled.The long-entrenched Russian-backed regime fell in a matter of ten days to a series of lightning offensives ...

India’s journey from feudal society towards a potential democratic society based on modern industries and equality began ...

Critics say Syria’s fledgling government is hobbling military preparedness as it redoes the country’s forces from scratch.

A man has been sentenced to three years for an attempted pipe bomb attack on a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club in Belfast. John Wilson placed two crude pipe bombs on the bonnets of cars parked ...

A woman from Syria's Alawite minority has spoken about her harrowing experience of being kidnapped and raped by gunmen.

Assad leadership is failing its people, igniting protests over poverty & inequality. Joseph Daher reflects on a year under ...

Following the fall of President Bashar Assad, Syria grapples with recovery amid sectarian tension, economic challenges, and ...

Violence in Homs raises questions over whether Syria’s new authorities can enforce the rule of law, or if the country risks ...

A United Nations Security Council delegation has visited Syria for the first time since the council’s founding in 1945 ...

T he meandering roads through Latakia, Syria’s Alawite heartland, feel deceptively calm. In March they were the scene of ...

Leo has described his trip to Lebanon, racked by years of conflict, political paralysis and economic misery, as a mission of ...