Syria has faced such transitions before. Unless secular, pro-democracy advocates learn from the past, we risk falling into ...

Commissioner Hanny Megally says there is marked improvement in evidence protection at detention centers and mass grave sites, ...

Inclusivity and moderation are indeed immediate priorities for Syria, but a big national vote is not. Democracy does not ...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) also made it to the top 10 of this prestigious index. Since 2010, UAE has jumped an impressive ...

We visit the hometown of the ousted Syrian President, Bashir al-Assad. Qardaha lies in northwest Syria, considered the heartlands of the Alawite religious sect.

The Syrian shrine of Sayeda Zainab drew Iran-backed militiamen from throughout the region. With Assad's fall, they've fled, ...

Who’s the itty-bitty city-state with the global passport the world thinks is great? There’s new year cheer for Singapore as it reclaims its place at the top of a quarterly ranking of the world’s most ...

Coverage of Syria’s prisons overlooks their decades-long use as key destinations for extraordinary rendition, where terror ...

Law enforcement officials say the man who rammed a truck into a New Year's crowd had suspected bomb-making materials at his home and reserved the rental vehicle used in the attack weeks earlier.

Migrants trying to reach the U.S. have been left stranded in the resort city of Acapulco, which after Hurricane Otis is one ...

Idlib province has become a tourist destination for Syrians coming from provinces previously controlled by the ousted Assad ...

President Biden shares message to grieving families of victims in the New Year's attack in New Orleans: "It takes time. You ...