In the 2010s, mass protests in African and West Asian countries resulted in the Arab Spring. Nepal is among the South Asian ...

Young people are angry and protesting in a number of Asian countries demanding change, economic opportunities and an end to corruption.

Prisons were central to the Assad family's brutality. They may also be key to future trials against the regime, writes .

The governments of Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka were toppled by youth-led movements that analysts say resemble a "South ...

The protests in Nepal have once again put the focus on how, in recent times, social media has become a tool enabling mass ...

Some of the most senior U.S. diplomats focused on Syria have been abruptly let go from their posts in recent days, according ...

The Houthis are a fanatical criminal organization in religious garb, backed by Iran and dedicating to harming the West ...

Top of the AgendaNepal’s first female prime minister pledged to hold elections in March after being swept into office by a ...

FINANCIERS IN THE Middle East often appear extraordinarily sanguine about the political and economic cataclysms their region is experiencing. "I’ve never felt more invigorated by the opportunities in ...

Juan Cole tells the backstory of the revolutions in North Africa, exploring events in the context of their cultural setting. His conclusions are optimistic yet grounded in realism. Christians in the ...

Iran and Egypt are calling for a unified Muslim military alliance in response to Israel's aggressive actions in the region ...

The Islamistization of the Arab Spring movement has placed “enormous pressure” on Israeli defenses and progress in the peace process, Benjamin Netanyahu told American Jewish leaders. The Israeli prime ...