Most of the conflicts in the Middle East take place in Syria, Iraq, Palestine and Yemen, but the strings are mostly pulled by ...

A bus trip to Baghdad in the late 1950s began Dr. Marr’s path to become one of the leading American experts on Iraq.

Assad’s fall from power in Syria will reverberate for years across the Middle East, but one great fact is already clear. The ...

The conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people is one of the longest-running and most violent disputes in the world.

The conflict between Israel and Palestinians — and other groups in the Middle East — goes back decades. These stories provide context for current developments and the history that led up to them.

The Middle East is undergoing a profound transformation as new rivalries reshape its geopolitical order. For decades, the ...

Siege of Jerusalem - A king does not kill kings. After the battle at Hattin, Saladin had dealt a grievous blow to the Crusader states. Important figures were captured, and the majority of Guy's forces ...

In this provocative book, both witty and profoundly serious, he provides a human-scale history of the causes and consequences of rising temperatures in the Middle East.

The only thing now that is certain is that a new page is being written in this chapter on Syrian and Middle Eastern history. The hope is that new foundations will be built without tyranny.