This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “Of Mecca and Mammon” ...

Two years after the deadliest and most destructive earthquake in modern Turkish history, hundreds of thousands of people ...

A study shows that only about 30% of those displaced by conflicts return home, even 10 years after the conflict ends.

(Photo by Jorge Mejía peralta /CC BY 2.0) Nicaragua's government dissolved 15 nonprofit organizations, including the Dominican Nuns Foundation, intensifying its crackdown on religious groups and ...

Here are some key religious highlights for 2025 ... in modern-day İznik, Turkey. Convened by Emperor Constantine, the first ecumenical council established Christianity's core doctrines, including ...

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

Now, foreign countries are trying to steer Syria’s new de facto leaders toward an inclusive government free of sectarian ...

As the new Damascus authorities strive to restore their country and its diplomatic links, they understand that Moscow is ...

An Iraqi living in Sweden who faced threats after burning the Koran in Stockholm in 2023 died in a shooting Wednesday, ...

Assad’s final ouster appeared abrupt, it had its roots in Syria’s 2011 antigovernment protests, and Syrians will now face ...

Palestinian health authorities say an Israeli airstrike in the northern West Bank has killed at least 10 people. The Israeli ...

YEREVAN—Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s recent comments on the Armenian Genocide have ignited a firestorm of criticism across Armenia and the global Armenian nation.  Speaking to members of ...