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Clashes between Syrian Kurdish forces and Turkish-backed Syrian militias could be one of the biggest potential problems in Syria as the country...
The HTS rebel group that freed Syria from dictator Bashar Assad is setting up a new government. Its status as a terror group complicates its possible...
The EU wants to appoint a special envoy to evaluate its Syria policy. The move enraged Syrian activists who condemn President Bashar Assad's regime,...
The EU wants to appoint a special envoy as part of an evaluation of its Syria policy. Syrian activists are enraged, saying it whitewashes war crimes...
Iraq is conducting its first census in 27 years. The head count could upset a political power-sharing system that was set up to prevent civil war.
Iraq is conducting its first census in 27 years. It hasn't happened more recently because undertaking such a head count could upset a political...
Iraq is conducting its first census in 27 years. It hasn't happened more recently because undertaking such a head count could upset a political...
UN experts suspect the Houthis, who have been attacking maritime traffic off Yemen's coast for a year now, have started charging ships for 'safe...
Human rights organizations have criticized how Israel and Hezbollah have given civilians evacuation orders during the Lebanon conflict, saying they...
Rights organizations have criticized the way warring parties in Lebanon give civilians evacuation warnings, saying they are often not effective....
Syrian dictator Bashar Assad has been unusually quiet about Israel's conflict with multiple nations in the Middle East. But the weekend's Israeli...
Syrian dictator Bashar Assad has been unusually quiet about Israel's conflict with multiple nations in the Middle East. But the weekend's Israeli...
Syrian dictator Bashar Assad has been unusually quiet about Israel's conflict with multiple nations in the Middle East. But the weekend's Israeli...
Leaders in Jordan, Egypt and the UAE have criticized Israel's actions in Gaza and Lebanon. But they have been happy to keep on doing business as usual...
They've survived attacks by the US, Israel and others, and are the only one of various Iran-backed groups not to have suffered serious setbacks over...
They have accused Israel of genocide and of pushing the entire Middle East toward war. But is there anything Arab leaders can really do to bring about...
Jordan's Islamic Action Front were successful in last week's election, partly because their support for Hamas in Gaza made them popular. But their...
The number of teenagers arrested on terrorism charges is growing in Europe. How is the extremist "Islamic State" group, with branches in...
Saudi Arabia and the UAE sit at the top of a UN agency's global list for cybersecurity. But at the same time, they lose millions to cybercrime...
The Gaza conflict has allowed authoritarian leaders in the region to polish their images, defend Arab honor, and use protests against Israel to push...
Even as Gaza cease-fire talks struggle on, mediators from Qatar are busy working on other conflicts too. What is it about the small, gas-rich Gulf...
With two rival governments at either end of the country, ongoing political ruptures and now, fresh military mobilization, there are fears Libya could...
Conservative politicians want Iraqi family law to be defined by religious rules and plan to change Iraq's liberal Personal Status Law. The amendment...
Some have close relationships with Israel behind the scenes. Others are home to Iran-backed groups that consider themselves part of the "axis of...
Ten years after the massacre of their community by the "Islamic State" group in Iraq, Yazidis are still seeking justice. This year, the...
Israeli strikes on Yemen only seem to make the Houthi rebel group they're targeting more popular. But could they also have an impact — positive or...
NATO will open its first Middle East liaison office in Jordan. Some locals have described it as Jordanian "betrayal." Others suggest it...
NATO will open its first Middle East liaison office in Jordan. Some locals have described it as Jordanian "betrayal." Others suggested that...
US presidents and presidential candidates have been targeted for reasons from a desire to irrevocably change the course of American politics to an...
Groups like the "Islamic State" and al-Qaeda are urging followers to use the latest digital tools to spread their extremist message, avoid...
Syrian activists are trying to stop a possible war criminal from back home from attending the Paris Olympics. It’s a lot harder to do than one might...
Ski slopes in the desert and a city of mirrored skyscrapers: Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 was always going to be expensive. But is it too expensive?...
Ski slopes in the desert and a city of mirrored skyscrapers: Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 was always going to be expensive. But is it too expensive?...
Experts say that climate change and disinformation are two of this century's biggest issues. Speakers at DW's Global Media Forum in Bonn discussed how...
It has been classified as one of the world's worst crises in many ways. But aid and advocacy organizations say the Sudan war is being sidelined, which...
Extreme heat, or "heatflation," is raising food prices everywhere. Researchers say that in the Middle East and other hotter regions, it will...
One part of a predicted, closer US-Saudi relationship is particularly controversial. Experts fear Saudi Arabia may use a civilian nuclear energy...
Kuwait has been known as one of the most democratic countries in the Middle East for years. But the royal emir's recent decision to suspend parliament...
Kuwait has been known as one of the most democratic countries in the Middle East for years. But now the country's royal ruler has suspended its...
The EU will give €1 billion to Lebanon to help the country deal with high numbers of refugees from Syria. But there's concern it'll be...
The EU and Lebanon have agreed upon an aid package to help the country deal with its financial crisis and high numbers of refugees. Most experts...
It was always double-edged, but in Iraq, social media was often a comparatively safe place where the local queer community could meet. Recent...
Israel has been bombing Syria covertly for years, trying to stop anti-Israel forces in that country from getting any stronger. Some experts worry that...
Saudi Arabia was recently chosen to head the UN's Commission on the Status of Women, despite protests from international rights organizations and...
Syrians in Germany are forced to go back to the government that imprisoned or tortured them to get a new passport. The money they pay for passports...
Ramadan's observance is widespread in the Middle East, often involving non-Muslims in the region's celebrations. In Christian-majority countries,...
In the Middle East, you can't escape Ramadan, so it's not unusual for non-Muslims to take part in the Muslim holy month there. It's a different story...
In the Middle East, you can't escape Ramadan, so it's not unusual for non-Muslims to take part in the Muslim holy month there. It's a different story...
Locals in southern Syria have been protesting peacefully for months now, despite their government's brutal crackdown. But last week, for the...
A $35 billion investment into Egypt is being celebrated as a turning point for the country's struggling economy. Experts are asking whether it...