Recent years have seen deepening crises, reshaping power dynamics and even an ongoing genocide in the Middle East, with peace ...

In Jordan, a 50km pilgrimage trail follows the path of a 4th-Century nun who journeyed through the Holy Land – centuries ...

or see the maps in the back of most good "Study Bibles." Notes: Since borders frequently shifted, there are some differences between the political geography at the time of the birth of Jesus (ca.

By Akin Nazli in Belgrade Turkish authorities have deported Mark Lowen, the Turkey correspondent of the UK’s public broadcaster BBC, over his reporting of the ongoing protests against the prosecution ...

Trying to rebuild a war-ravaged country without humanitarian aid or sanction relief is like trying to get up with a boot on ...

The choice of cabinet officials was seen as a litmus test for whether the rebels who ousted Bashar al-Assad would deliver on ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s new transitional government was sworn in Saturday nearly four months after the Assad family was ...

Syria’s new transitional government was sworn in Saturday nearly four months after the Assad family was removed from power and as the new authorities in Damascus work to bring back stability to ...

The embassy warned that attacks may coincide with the end of Ramadan. LONDON -- The American embassy in Syria has warned all U.S. citizens to leave the country due to "the increased possibility of ...