Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named "transitional" president after leading the overthrow of the Assad regime. Trump's plan to cut foreign aid will make it harder for Kurdish authorities to secure Syria ...

Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has been leading the army during Sudan's 21-month civil war The US government has imposed sanctions on the head of Sudan's army and de facto president, Gen Abdel Fattah ...

Israel and Hamas have been at war in Gaza since October 7, 2023 when the militant group in a surprise attack killed over 1,200 people in Israel and took around 250 people as hostage, according to ...

Syria's nearly 14 years of civil war ended when Assad fled to exile in Russia last month, but piecing together the shattered country will be a massive, long-term project. More than half of Syria's ...

Putin’s ultimate goal isn’t recreating empire or seeking war with NATO—it’s staying in power. In pressing for greater military spending to counter Russia, NATO Secretary-General Marc Rutte ...

In their latest analysis to 11 January, they estimated 59.8% of buildings in the Gaza Strip had been damaged or destroyed since the start of the war. The below map shows damage to infrastructure ...

15, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) Officials announced that Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire agreement to pause more than 15 months of war and release hostages held in Gaza. Here are some ...

Both Ukraine and Russia will have to make concessions to end the war, Marco Rubio, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, said on Jan. 15 at his confirmation hearing ...

CFR scholars provide expert analysis and commentary on international issues. Steven A. Cook is Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa studies and Director of the International ...

Here are the key developments on the 1,056th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. A woman walks past a billboard promoting Russian contract army service with the slogan, 'The Victory ...

opening the way to a possible end to a 15-month war that has upended the Middle East. The agreement follows months of on-off negotiations brokered by Egyptian and Qatari mediators, with the ...

Mediators the United States and Qatar said Israel and the Palestinian militant group were at the closest point yet to sealing a deal to bring them a step closer to ending 15 months of war.