Three concentric circles of domestic, regional, and global actors compete for power and influence in Syria because of the ...

A Syrian footballer who lost his eyesight while fleeing his war-torn home country has graduated from university in the UK. In 2014, Maher Fattouh, then aged 21, was caught in a bomb explosion as he ...

Spread the loveIntroduction Hama, located in western Syria, is a city with a rich historical and cultural heritage. Known for ...

Water buffalo gently glide through shallow water canals that snake throughout Iraq’s southern Mesopotamian Marshes, their ...

Depictions of the bee appear very early in the development of coinage in ancient Greece, which may have started in Ephesus.

Businessman Ale Nardini of Largs provides a fascinating insight into a land of rich heritage, raw beauty and of a resilient people.

The writer's new collection of essays, ‘Wild Fictions’, locates the diagnosis of truth, about humankind, nature, ...

The Royal Tomb of Nimrud were first discovered in April of 1989 by an expedition of the Iraqi Department of Antiquities and Heritage. The Tomb was located in the North-West Palace of the Ancient city ...

Share The Israel-Palestine-Hamas conflict is one of the most enduring and complex disputes in modern history. Its roots lie ...

Had Jackson Browne an American president in mind when he musically asked in 1977, "Are you there for the pretender?" 77 million American voters answered almost 50 years later, "Yes." On 20 January ...

Economy has been battered by corruption and 13 years of civil war. Coupled with international sanctions and mismanagement, ...