As an al-Qaida fighter in Iraq, he was detained by the American military. As the leader of a U.S.-designated terror group fighting in Syria’s civil war, he had a $10 million bounty on hi ...

Last December, after more than a decade of fighting, forces opposing President Bashar al-Assad ousted him from power. Some ...

By James M. DorseyWelcometo The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey, a media initiative focused on theMiddle East and the Muslim World that seeks to empower readers, listeners, andviewers to form ...

"We want to want to be sure that he is not a terrorist anymore," senior Israeli official told Newsweek of Syria's Ahmad al-Sharaa.

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman says President Trump "made a very good move" in meeting with Syria's interim president and announcing he would lift sanctions on Israel's neighbor.

Christians—some 380 million spanning 190 countries—face persecution of a unique breadth and intensity, with few advocates as powerful as the U.S.

Defined as a shrewd and ambitious man, the leader of the Arab country has combined a firm hand with openness since bringing ...