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 ...

What Iranians need now is a government that invests in their welfare, respects human rights, and allows free expression, a ...

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

Trump’s proposal of U.S. developing Gaza into ‘Middle East Riviera ... “That is ethnic cleansing by ... A peacekeeping mission likely requires three groups of 20,000 to 40,000 men ...

Middle East Ethnic Turkmens in Syria begin their 1st Ramadan with freedom in decades since Assad's ... Terrorist group PKK/YPG blocking return of Syrians from Iraq's Kurdish Regional Government area.

The Middle East’s powers seem to think that war-torn peoples will be satisfied with new construction—no need for justice, accountability, or good leadership. If people are not satisfied, they can be ...

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 ...