The Economist8d
Israel courts the Middle East’s minorities
Some minorities may see benefits in allying with Israel today. Syria is now ruled by a former al-Qaeda leader. A recent ...
Council on Foreign Relations7d
U.S. Forces in the Middle East: Mapping the Military Presence
The ramped-up U.S. attacks against the Yemen-based Houthis are possible in part due to an extensive military footprint in the ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs24d
Israel's new status will be defending non-Islamist minorities in the Middle East - opinion
I searched for a list of non-Arab minority socioethnic groups in the Middle East and stopped counting after 25. They include Turks, Persians, Kurds, and Azerbaijanis, as well as Assyrians ...
CNN22d
Syrian leader signs constitution that puts the country under an Islamist group’s rule for 5 years
A new committee to draft a permanent constitution will be formed, but it’s unclear if it will be more inclusive of Syria’s political, religious and ethnic groups. Al-Sharaa on Monday reached a ...
rudaw13d
Kurdish, Azeri rights groups condemn ethnic unrest in Urmia
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdish and Azeri human rights groups on Tuesday condemned the tensions that flared between ethnic groups in Iran’s West Azerbaijan province after anti-Kurdish slogans ...
CNN22d
Syrian leader signs constitution that puts the country under an Islamist group’s rule for 5 years
A new committee to draft a permanent constitution will be formed, but it’s unclear if it will be more inclusive of Syria’s political, religious and ethnic groups. Al-Sharaa on Monday reached a ...