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Fighting between Syrian Kurds -who a decade ago clawed out an autonomous territory in the country's northeast- and Turkish-backed militias is posing a serious threat to the current stability.

Prospect of Pope Leo XIV's first visit to Lebanon sparks hope - and worry.

Iraq's annual book fair opens today in Baghdad. But even when indulging in their favorite diversion, for Iraqis, war is always in the subtext

A candidate has finally emerged to challenge Egyptian President's Abdel Fattah al-Sisi re-election campaign. Even with another candidate, the expected outcome of the election probably won't change.

Volunteers help endangered baby turtles in southern Lebanon in the midst of low-level war on the country's border with Israel.

Pope Leo visits war-torn Lebanon but some in the country with the biggest percentage of Christians in the region are upset he's skipping the most battered part.

At the American University of Beirut where up to 1,600 rescued cats roam the campus.

Consumers are boycotting U.S. products and companies to protest Washington's support for Israel's military campaign in Gaza.

An Israeli airstrikes have killed what it said was a Hezbollah leader and hundreds of people in Lebanon. Thousands of people who fled airstrikes in the south arrived in Beirut searching for shelter.

An Iraqi man walks us through his war-scarred home in Mosul — a home that used to be a synagogue when the Iraqi city had a vibrant Jewish population.