Kurds in Syria were marginalized during five decades of Assad family rule, with many denied citizenship and wrongly described ...

The former rebel stronghold of Jobar points to the challenges facing the new government as it embarks on rebuilding a broken country.

Redwan Abu Asser shares his story of survival, displacement, and the dire conditions faced by Palestinians after the war in ...

Whether to allow transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports already was a key debate among Olympic leaders before U.S.

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

It is the fourth order directly targeting transgender people the president has signed since he took office Jan. 20.

Before signing an executive order Wednesday to try to ban transgender women from competing in women’s sports in schools and ...

Algeria is evolving into a consumer society, but unlike many other nations, it has managed to retain its deep-rooted traditions. While modern consumer habits are shaping the economy, Algeria remains ...

Analysis - In Zimbabwe they say, Hanzi bhande rinonzvenga vakadzi vakapinda mumigoghi (The gold belt will disappear if women go into the underground mine).

Swiss businessman Jean-Henri Dunant was shocked by the paralysis of local authorities after the Battle of Solferino, and then ...

Béjaïa (Algeria) (AFP) – In a village nestled in the mountains of northeastern Algeria, locals and visitors gathered under a ...

Valérie André, a French aviator and parachutist who became the first woman to become a general officer in France, has died. She was 102.