Across the Levant in the 15th century B.C., cities were rising up against freshly-installed pharaoh Thutmose III. It would be ...

Syria is potentially “weeks” away from collapse, even though the U.S. recently eased longstanding sanctions on the Middle ...

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The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) held a public oral hearing on 14 May 2025 in a case filed by Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) and its partners, accusing the Ethiopian ...

As Lebanon suffered a war last year, Ali Chahrour was determined to keep making art, creating a performance inspired by the ...

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During Syria’s civil war, protecting the revered Sayyida Zeinab shrine was a rallying cry for some Shiite fighters and groups ...

Military strikes in Yemen and sanctions targeting the Iran-backed militia have compounded a humanitarian crisis in the ...

The armed conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region between the army and paramilitary group Fano has caused many ...