Middle East

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, August 16, 2025. Photo: SANA DAMASCUS, Syria,— Syrian interim...

Two Iranian Islamic Shiite clerics talking to each other at a religious conference in Qom., March 10, 2011. Photo: Reuters...

Remy Rowhani, the head of the National Spiritual Assembly that governs Baha’i affairs in Qatar, June 2025. Photo: Family photo/via...

A composite image of Elham Ahmed (left) a senior Syrian Kurdish official and co-head of the Foreign Relations Department in...

Al Jazeera TV reporter Anas Al Sharif, Gaza Strp, Israel, 2025. Photo: Sharif's X JERUSALEM,— Five members of an Al...

Sheikh Hikmat Al-Hijri, the spiritual leader of Syria’s Druze (Muwahhidin) community, August 9, 2025. Photo: Video/SM DAMASCUS,— Sheikh Hikmat Al-Hijri,...

The Conference by Syrian minority communities on ‘Unified Stance of North-East Syria’s Components’ was held in the city of Hasaka...

People in Gaza carry food aid supplies in the Gaza Strip, July 20, 2025. Photo: Reuters TEL AVIV,— Israel’s top...

Dubai police, UAE. Photo: Video still/Khaleej Times/YT How the UAE Cracks Down on Freedom in the Digital Age Sara Hussein...

Hamas released a video showing Israeli hostage Evyatar David, who appears pale, skeletally thin, and shirtless, August 2025. Photo: Hamas...