For Ankara, restoring stability, and addressing security threats remain paramount after a decade of immense costs ...

Political shifts in United States, Syria and war theatre in Middle East made international headlines throughout the year ...

Houthis fire missile at Tel Aviv • Netanyahu says Hamas must be removed before ceasefire • US pushes for stabilization in ...

The leader of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist rebel group that led the assault that ultimately toppled Bashar ...

A septuagenarian Israeli woman who was taken hostage during Hamas’s attack on southern Israel on 0ct. 7, 2023 has died.

Since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza, 14,500 children have been killed, the UNRWA reported, with UNICEF estimating that ...

Syria's sovereignty and integrity should be maintained, and its future should be decided by Syrian people without ...

SPECIAL REPORT – In the last days of 2024, The Cipher Brief turned to our network of experts – who spend much of their time ...

When Islamist rebels swept through Syria’s second largest city in an operation that would eventually culminate in the ouster of the brutal Assad regime, Christians were given assurances that their ...

Israel’s defense minister has confirmed that Israel assassinated Hamas’ top leader last summer and is threatening to take ...

Assad’s ouster has raised urgent questions about the 2,000 troops who serve as a bulwark against ISIS and Iran.