The U.S. no longer sees the quests for equality, global justice or human rights as foreign policy imperatives, or as ...

MOHAMMAD AYATOLLAHI TABAAR is a Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, Associate Professor of International Affairs at Texas A ...

The optimism about changes in Syria should be tempered by a look at what is in, and what's out, in the new regime's schoolbooks.

There are 2,000 Dagestani women without children in the Al-Hawl and Roj camps, which are under Kurdish control in Syria,” said L., a Dagestani woman recently rescued from Al-Hawl, a sprawling ...

It's been six months since longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was toppled following a stunning rebel offensive that saw ...

A U.S. envoy says that Syria’s central government and the Kurds remain at odds over plans on merging their forces after the ...

The longtime enemies have opened contacts, reflecting a power shift across a Middle East in which they have newfound common ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order lifting most US sanctions on Syria this week, cementing a sea change in his ...

By Manish RaiThe question of regime change in Iran has recently resurfaced after the killing of Iran’s top military commanders following the Israeli airstrikes. However, Israel’s short-term goal was ...

Human Rights First today released an extensive new report detailing both positive developments and serious human rights concerns in Syria following the fall of the Assad government in December 2024.

Human Rights First (HRF) travelled to northeastern Syria to meet with human rights defenders as the country goes through a massive transition following the December 2024 overthrow of the Assad ...

The U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Syria reports ongoing sectarian violence despite commitments from Syria's new government to protect minorities. Speaking on Friday, Paulo Pinheiro, the ...