Hundreds of Iraqi Christians gathered on Sunday in a church damaged by Islamic State north of Mosul, celebrating Easter there for the first time since 2014. "God willing, the celebration of the resurrection of Christ will also mark the return and rising-up of the Christians in Iraq," said...

By Moez Hamid (Zaman Al Wasl)- The US missile strikes on Shayrat airfield last Friday in retaliation to the 4th April Sarin gas attack on Khan Sheikhdom town have caused changes in hopes, worries and opinions of Syrian people, depending on their attitude from the Syrian regime, some started...

( The Guardian )- One afternoon, I managed to sneak away to see the Krak des Chevaliers. This medieval castle used to be a big tourist destination. I’d met some people in Jordan a couple of years ago who told me that it was absolutely stunning.  We were delivering sheep to...

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei called on wealthy Gulf Arab states to take in more Syrians displaced by six years of civil war, saying the surge of refugees fleeing conflict in the Middle East was a "test for humanity." Ai, often described as China's most high-profile artist and dissident, has won...