Ahmed al-Sharaa’s lightning offensive against Syrian Kurdistan belies his promise to respect the country’s ethnic minorities ...

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The situation in Syria has not improved enough for European Union countries to start sending large amounts of Syrians who sought refuge in the EU back to their home country, the EU migration ...

A ceasefire has been established after three weeks of fighting. The Kurds have secured major gains in local autonomy and national rights, while the Syrian president claims to have restored national ...

Qamishli say concerns are growing over security developments following the Syrian Arab Army’s recent attacks on the Kurdish ...

In Turkey, solidarity with the Kurds of Rojava, in neighboring Syria, is coupled with concern over what the Turkish and Syrian governments intend for this population on both sides of the border.

Shabana Mahmood plans to deport asylum seekers despite fears of violence after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime ...

Mo Harawe and Hasan Kattan discuss ''Whispers of a Burning Scent' and 'Allies in Exile,' two of the first five shorts backed ...

Shahid Butt - who will be an independent candidate in Birmingham in May's local elections- has also told Muslims 'not to take Jews and Christians as friends' in an interview.

Whether Trump ultimately becomes the most consequential U.S. president for Iran since Jimmy Carter or merely an accelerant of instability will hinge on whether his administration can move beyond ...

What kind of policy is this insistence on diplomacy with the “savage mullah"? What benefit does it serve? Opinion ...

The South Caucasus is entering a period of accelerated geopolitical change. The weakening of traditional centers of power, ...