Lebanon's Sunni leader and former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who suspended his political activity more than three years ago, ...

Palmyra is one of the most famous sites in Syria for its extraordinary heritage and archaeological remains. Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1980, the city saw much of its heritage destroyed ...

Thousands of supporters have gathered in downtown Beirut to mark the 20th anniversary of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri’s assassination ...

Transparency International finds 'global corruption levels remain alarmingly high, with efforts to reduce them faltering' ...

The Trump administration's abrupt freeze in foreign aid has closed health clinics offering free care in one of Syria's most ...

Democrat, Gabbard has long been a divisive figure in Washington. Here’s how she got that reputation — and why Trump picked ...

Anyone who has been a member of an internet forum will know the kind of person who always ends up taking over: he’s not just ...

Denmark, Finland and Singapore have been ranked as the least corrupt countries in the world, amid a major rise in global ...

The Corruption Perceptions Index ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public-sector corruption.

Many countries have their worst showing in more than a decade in an index that serves as a barometer of public sector ...

Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa invited Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to visit Syria soon in a joint press conference in ...