Sahar Diab had visited Damascus’ famed Umayyad Mosque previously. But as the Syrian lawyer went there to pray during her ...

Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time when ...

New research compiles the most complete record of vanished species across the Arabian Peninsula, based on rock art, archaeology, and historical accounts.

Doha: Qatar Foundation affiliate, QatarDebate Center, announced its support for the SyriaDebate initiative, as part of its ongoing commitment to ...

Each track on the album conjures a rich creative world informed by research and Ekery’s distinct personal style.

On a night when half a dozen people made jokes about this being the last-ever Mark Twain Prize, Conan O'Brien made sure the ...

Among those paying tribute to the comedian at Sunday night's event in Washington, D.C., were Adam Sandler, John Mulaney, ...

Zeeva Bukai’s debut novel imagines the impact of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict within the domestic confines of a romantic relationship.

Far from ushering in a real ceasefire, the Putin-Trump call reveals the enduring effectiveness of diplomatic theater. Putin gets to appear flexible without conceding anything of substance, while Trump ...

On the chessboard of Middle Eastern and Eurasian power politics, Turkey has mastered the art of playing on two fronts—one in ...

The ousted Assad dictatorship kept lists of millions of wanted people. Now, Syrians are openly asking whether they “have a ...