Here’s a look at the life of the late former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Personal:Birth date: April 28, 1937 Death date: December 30, 2006 Birth place: Tikrit, Iraq Birth name: Saddam Hussein Abd ...

The United States of America has maintained some degree of military presence ever since March 19, 2003, when the Iraq War, ...

The transitional process will be fraught with challenges, but the Syrian people deserve a peaceful, stable and prosperous ...

Iran emerged from its eight-year war with Iraq (1980-1988) battered: its economy in shambles, no allies to count on, a ...

The hopes of liberalization raised at the start of Hafez al-Assad's son's rule were short-lived. Urged by his family, the ...

Amid the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Iran-Iraq war, the Gulf War and talks with Israel, Hafez al-Assad's top priority was ...

Iran’s presence in the eastern Mediterranean has been dealt a powerful blow as a result of changing conditions in the region, writes Tarek Osman ...

Gunmen in Syria have shot dead 10 people in a "massacre" in a village home to members of ousted President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite minority, a war monitor said on Saturday, February 1 ...

In late January 1982, forces loyal to then-President Hafez al-Assad laid siege on the city under the pretext of suppressing an uprising by the Muslim Brotherhood group. The attack was led by the ...

The former insurgents also threw out Syria’s constitution, adopted under Assad, saying a new charter would be drafted soon. The appointment of Ahmad al-Sharaa, who was once aligned with al-Qaida ...

Syria's President Visits Saudi Arabia on Sunday, First Trip Abroad After Assad's Fall (Reuters) - Syria's transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa will visit Saudi Arabia on Sunday, the Saudi-owned ...