The Iraqi parliament has finally approved a law denoting the country’s official national holidays, but there is debate about how ‘national’ some of…

Although the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will not disrupt the strategic relationship between Iran and Syria, it will likely accelerate…

On 17 May, reports emerged detailing a brutal crackdown that left numerous protesters injured after an assault by security forces. Witnesses…

Having held important government and diplomatic positions since the 1970s, Algeria’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf has been around the block. Now, at…

Ever since the country’s power grid suffered major damage in 2011, getting electricity has become a priority for Syrians. The country’s Ministry of…

In all the wars that Israel has fought since 1948, its armed forces have had a policy of not targeting religious or archaeological treasures. However…

A former French minister of culture under President François Mitterrand, Jack Lang’s name is synonymous with some of the cultural projects he…

In the spring of 1861, a special envoy for Abraham Lincoln, the newly elected president of the United States, came to Damascus. He was carrying two…

A ten-year deal signed last week between India and Iran for an Indian operator to run a key Iranian port along the Gulf of Oman has raised both…