China was the only neighbour that did not adopt religion as the basis of governance. Afghanistan, Iran and increasingly India are now religious states. Of the four countries with which Pakistan shares ...

focusing on persuading Saudi Arabia — and potentially Pakistan — to recognise Israel. Analysts note the administration’s strategy of leveraging adversarial weaknesses, such as the collapse of Bashar ...

It is in Bangladesh’s own interest that its coup does not translate into an Islamic coup and goes the way of Syria or ...

“Over the course of next year, Putin will likely face mounting domestic problems. Russia’s central bank has forecast economic ...

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During the first phase the Israeli army will pull back from some of its positions in Gaza and Palestinians displaced from ...

Syria’s foreign minister Asaad al-Shibani has said his country wants to “restore its seat” in the Cairo-based Arab League and ...

The pro-Ankara groups succeeded in capturing Kurdish-held Manbij city and Tal Rifaat in northern Aleppo province, despite US-led efforts to establish a truce in the Manbij area. The fighting has ...

The defense minister accused the SDF of delaying negotiations, calling their inclusion in the Defense Ministry “a right of the Syrian state.” Abu Qasra’s appointment followed Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham’s ...