Syria's rich history of peaceful coexistence is a natural blueprint for interfaith governance after the sham pluralism of the ...

Iran's loss of influence in Lebanon and Syria has helped to spark a shift in attitude among Arab leaders.

The Sunni rebels view Iran as their enemy and, of course, will not cooperate with it. As a result, the Shia crescent has been ...

An array of domestic and foreign powers are vying for influence in Lebanon, including the Lebanese Armed Forces, Hezbollah, ...

Three concentric circles of domestic, regional, and global actors compete for power and influence in Syria because of the ...

Donald Trump inherits a Middle East that looks dramatically different from the one his administration left in 2021.

From this brief mandate, Syria inherited a parliamentary system modeled after France’s, but political parties were little ...

Gholamreza Gholizadeh, a lay Shia eulogist, referred to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as “bastards” and “consumers of illegitimately acquired foo ...

The two countries signed 20-year cooperation pact, but despite anti-US stance there are limits to their partnership.

Unofficially, Lebanon’s major sects – Muslims from Sunni and Shia sects as well as Christians – must all be represented in cabinet. No Shia lawmakers endorsed the prime minister designate, putting ...

Unofficially, Lebanon’s major sects – Muslims from Sunni and Shia sects as well as Christians – must all be represented in cabinet. No Shia lawmakers endorsed the prime minister designate ...