The European Union sanctioned on Wednesday three Syrian militia groups and two of their leaders for serious human-rights abuses over their alleged involvement in deadly ethnic violence in March ...

Iran is predominantly Shia Muslim, making up about 90 percent of the population, while Sunni Muslims and other Muslim sects ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu likes to remind his country and the world that in the disorienting first days after ...

Middle East 'Ethnic cleansing' underway in northern Gaza: Former Israeli defense minister ‘Beit Lahia no longer exists, Beit Hanoun no longer exists, and now they are working on Jabalia,’ says ...

12/18/2024 December 18, 2024. Syria's population, comprising various ethnic and religious groups, makes it one of the most diverse countries in the Middle East. DW takes a closer look.

The cleric has ruled for more than three decades, spearheading a policy of backing proxy groups to wield influence across the ...