A video clip circulating on social media in recent months shows Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Shara, astride a handsome ...

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Fence-mending between Middle Eastern rivals offers an opportunity for Joe Biden when he travels there next month to tackle an issue much closer to home. But there are risks, too.

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Water scarcity fuels tensions across the Middle East “We used to live unsafe lives because of explosions, now we are living without water," one Iraqi farmer said.