(Washington Post)- For complicated reasons to do with war and politics, the only way in and out of the enclave controlled by Syria’s Kurds is on a rusty iron boat that ferries passengers across the Tigris River from Iraq. Late last year, photographer Alice Martins and I boarded one of those...

 Ibrahim Dereci emanates pride as he flickers on his prayer beads. Immaculately dressed in a suit and tie, he is a throwback to a different era.  The 62-year-old runs his patisserie in Istanbul’s Fatih district, while also keeping an eye on his neighbourhood from the well-located...

U.S. President Donald Trump's push against ISIS in Syria could present him with an unenviable choice: Alienate NATO ally Turkey by relying on Kurdish fighters or adopt a plan that may slow the assault and require many more U.S. combat forces. The objective of the coming U.S.-backed offensive...

Hundreds of Christians are fleeing Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula as the Islamic State affiliate there has increasingly targeted the community in recent weeks, according to witnesses, clergy and human rights activists. In the past month alone, suspected Islamic State militants have killed...