First visit. Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani arrived in Syria on Friday in the first official visit to the country by a ...

Last week, two seemingly independent events – the declaration of a state of emergency by the government in Bogota and the United States’ planned review of Chevron’s license to operate in Venezuela – ...

Major shift. Left-wing parties have hit their lowest popularity level since the Cold War, according to an analysis by British ...

Throughout history, world order has been shaped by great powers. In the competition with them – and sometimes among them – lesser powers would tailor their ...

Despite an announced pause on enlargement, the bloc admitted Indonesia as its 10th member.

Still struggling. The German economy contracted 0.2 percent in the fourth quarter compared with the previous quarter, according to data released Thursday by the German statistics agency. The figure ...

China is actively seeking a route to Europe that bypasses Russia, driven by Western sanctions that obstruct trade and ...

Editor’s note: If it feels as though the world is changing, that’s because it is. Global economic reconfiguration, demographic decline and geopolitical realignment have... Editor’s note: If it feels ...

The U.S. in Syria. The Trump administration has conveyed to Israeli officials that it intends to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, according to Israeli broadcaster Kan 11. The move is reportedly ...

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First trip. A Russian delegation that includes the country’s deputy foreign minister and special envoy to Syria arrived in Damascus, the first official visit by Russian officials to the country since ...

Syria has been the target of countless attempts at subjugation undertaken by external powers throughout its history. Since the rise of modern-day Syria after the Second World War, the ...