Syria and Iraq held talks on Monday to explore ways to improve border crossing operations and further strengthen cooperation ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq is preparing to reopen the al-Waleed border crossing with Syria more than a decade after it was closed, an official in western Anbar province told Rudaw.“Work will begin ...

The dynamics of “adaptation” to the regional shift in the Near East have reopened a number of dormant and postponed issues. As Israel’s pursuit of domination persists, the push for “normalization” is ...

The reopening of the Al-Walid border crossing between Iraq and Syria after 11 years is causing security concerns, with some fearing an increase in terrorist activity. U.S. pressure is cited as a ...

Providing Iraq’s air defenses, or having the US deploy air defenses at selective sites, is not likely the best answer. The ...

Isolated since 2021, the Islamist group is now rebuilding ties with many countries, despite a fierce dispute with former ...

The PKK has demanded the release of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan from prison as a precursor to peace talks—but doing so would lead to a national crisis in Turkey.

As the Trump administration cracks down on immigration from Afghanistan following the shooting of National Guard troops by an ...

From its parapets, the view over the city – half teeming with people, half lying in ruins – tells a story of gradual change ...

Iran is entering one of the most difficult moments in its history. The alliances it had built across the region are falling apart, Western sanctions have returned and its rivals are gaining ground. As ...

A behind-the-scenes interview with the makers of Inside Gaza, as Hélène Lam Trong and Mohamed Abed talk about filming under ...

An attack by an alleged Islamic State member in Syria has killed two U.S. service members and one American civilian.