Iraq’s first census in decades did not reduce citizens to stereotypes of sect or ethnicity. All the better to avoid wars ...

As Syrians living under the control of Islamist-led rebel forces continue to face an uncertain future, the supreme head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church has offered a vision for how Christians ...

For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul ...

The leaning minaret of Mosul in northern Iraq has been restored using its original brickwork, years after it was reduced to ...

The fall of Bashar al-Assad after a violent 13-year civil war was hailed as a new era for the embattled country, But, after just two months, many are fearful that they’ve just replaced one dangerous ...

Iranian parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stressed on Monday that Tehran and Baghdad were “determined in supporting ...