Pedersen was appointed as the U.N.'s special envoy to Syria in 2018, seven years into the country's civil war. Amid the chaos, Islamic State group militants took over significant parts of the nation.

I share in the families’ grief, embrace them, and wish the wounded a swift recovery,” Yarom wrote. Subject to a ...

Qatar hosted a summit of Arab and Islamic nations in hopes of presenting a united response to Israel’s attack on Hamas ...

Earlier this month, the Lebanese government endorsed the army’s U.S.-backed plan to disarm Hezbollah, the Shia ...

In 1937, the influential Arab historian George Antonius appeared before the Peel Commission. To appease anti-British, ...

When Americans think of the Middle East, we often focus on the headlines: wars between states, clashes between Sunnis and Shias, or the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Beneath those familiar stories ...

The Israeli attacks on Doha, and America’s support of them, has caused Gulf leaders to majorly rethink their security. This could lead to a new Gulf-led security ...

Equality Now’s report, In Search of Justice: Rape Laws in the Arab States, identifies how discriminatory penal codes and poor ...

Move seen as a signal to Israel in wake of attempt to assassinate Hamas leaders in Qatar, which caused jitters throughout the Arab world ...

Lebanon’s gamble to disarm Hezbollah has led some to question if the Lebanese state can survive such a move, or whether it ...

Three months after his release from an immigration jail, Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil is facing the growing threat of ...

Dozens of Israeli army reserve soldiers have publicly rejected Prime Minister Bin- yamin Netanyahu’s call up of 60,000 and announced they are prepared to ...