Since 2018, the notorious Russian mercenary company formerly known as Wagner has overseen security for top officials in the ...

A suspected jihadist attack on a convoy escorted by the army and Russia's Wagner mercenary group has killed 10 people in ...

A delegation from the global chemical weapons watchdog has arrived in Damascus to meet with Syria’s new leaders for the first time since the fall of former President Bashar Assad ...

Assad’s ouster has seen his Iranian allies end crucial oil supplies. Meanwhile, many economic sanctions that initially ...

Travelling through the Middle East over the course of five months to film a new series and write a book I often found myself in these otherworldly encounters. In Iraq, I sipped tea with Abu Tahsin – a ...

The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

This paper examines whether the Wagner Group was profitable under its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, what its business model ...

As Russia teeters on the brink of economic collapse, the ripple effects will be felt far beyond Moscow. For the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), a region deeply intertwined with Russia through ...

The deal purports to enable federal employees who agree to resign to stop working but receive their full pay until Sept. 30.

A prison in Syria holds about 4,500 members of the Islamic State group who have been there for years without trial ...

Either maintaining Russia’s military bases in Syria or finding an alternative outpost in the Mediterranean will prove ...

The termination of Russia rsquo;s lease on the Tartus port signals a monumental shift in the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East .