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

Assad’s fall in December, prominent Sunni religious leaders returned from exile to counter the dominant Salafist influence, ...

For Israel, Turkish President Erdoğan might become the next existential threat as he envisions a neo-Ottoman empire.

The Iraqi parliament has passed an amnesty law that could lead to the release of thousands of prisoners, including Iraqis convicted of attacks on U.S. soldiers and people who fought for Islamic State, ...

Iraq passes shocking amendments allowing child marriage from age nine, sparking international human rights criticism and deep ...

Shiite Muslims dominate parts of Kurram, although they are a minority in the rest of Pakistan, which is majority Sunni. The area has a history of sectarian conflict, with militant Sunni groups ...

An Islamic scholar has urged members of the Muslim community and its clerics to ensure that loudspeakers were used within the prescribed noise levels during the ‘azaan’ or call to prayer. Sayed ...