After more than eight years of war and bloodshed in Syria, the Iranian presence in the nation is at an all-time high, warned the top Syrian opposition figure. “Iranian influence is getting bigger and bigger. They are the ones controlling the State of Syria, the Army of Syria, the...

Pope Francis and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo agreed on Thursday on the need to protect the rights of Christian minorities in the Middle East during a meeting at the Vatican, the U.S. State Department said. Pompeo, whose trip this week to Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Greece...

In a country fractured along sectarian lines, the unusually wide geographic reach of protests over Lebanon’s dire economy on Sunday suggests deepening anger with an entire class of politicians who have jointly led it into crisis. While the protests were not big - Lebanon’s divisions...

La Liga giants Barcelona beat Italy's Inter 2-1 late Wednesday in a UEFA Champions League comeback at the Nou Camp. Barcelona’s Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez put on an impressive performance in the second half, bringing victory to his team with two goals over Inter. Argentine striker...