The German and French foreign ministers are heading to Damascus to send what the German minister said is a clear signal that a “political new beginning” between Europe and Syria is possible.

Since the beginning of the Syrian civil war in 2011, the nation has become a battleground for competing hegemons. The United ...

Egypt and the Kingdom of Jordan are both entering 2025 with concerns about the outcome of the Syrian regime’s fall.

As an ancient identity left stateless, Assyrians stand as the most concrete example of this reality. From Mesopotamia to the ...

Israel launched strikes on Houthi-held Yemeni ports after missile attacks, intensifying the Middle East conflict. The Houthis attacked Tel Aviv with ballistic missiles, escalating tensions. Israeli ...

Each issue of The Middle East Journal includes book reviews that are among the most respected, comprehensive, and up-to-date in the field of Middle East studies. Here are 10 recommended titles ...

Nick Hagen for The New York Times Supported by By Ruth Maclean Justin Scheck Charles Homans and Oladeinde Olawoyin President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming Middle East adviser, Massad Boulos ...

A new chapter has opened in the Middle East with the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday at a press conference in Jerusalem — his first ...

He was also the linchpin of the so-called Axis of Resistance, the group of radical states and militias determined to kick out the US from the Middle East. And if this was not enough, Mr Assad’s ...

Even in the Middle East’s great ongoing tumult, the shift in Syria is seismic. Just over a year and a half ago, Assad was viewed globally as the predominant power in his fractured country. True, the ...

although some analysts see opportunities in the reconstruction of the war-torn Middle Eastern country. Like many governments, China is scrambling to grasp the full ramifications of Syrian ...

But the abrupt end to the rule of the authoritarian leader so explicitly backed by Mr Xi in 2023 has dealt a blow to China's diplomatic ambitions in the Middle East and exposed the limits of its ...