After war with Israel weakened Iran-backed militias across the Middle East, including the Lebanese group Hezbollah, Lebanon’s government has moved to assert its authority over armed groups.

Ankara sees the fall of the Assad regime and the rise of new Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa as a generational opportunity for ...

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, the former militant commander who led the overthrow, says he is working to build an ...

Iran’s nuclear facilities are deep underground and heavily fortified. An effective attack by Israel would require U.S.

Israel’s aim should be more ambitious: to fully restore diplomatic and economic ties with Turkey. To move toward this goal, ...

President Trump announced this week he will drop sanctions on Syria — surprising some senior U.S. sanctions officials, ...

Over 160 years after their people were expelled from the Caucasus, residents of Kfar Kama maintain their language and culture while embracing life as Israelis and Muslims ...

NPR's Scott Simon asks Eurasia Group's Firas Maksad about President Trump's visit to the Middle East and his administration's shifting priorities in the region.

The highly explosive region has changed dramatically in recent years. Israel has gained new dominance, Arab states are ...