If you have a mental map of the Middle East, rip it up. The overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria by a coalition of Islamist fighters changes everything.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will depart on Thursday for the Middle East, ... visit other Middle East capitals. By Reuters. January 3, 2024 11:14 PM UTC Updated ago ...

A MAP of Europe and the Middle East on a scale of 1: 11 million has been published by the Royal Geographical Society on behalf of the British Council. The map is drawn on Murdoch's third conical ...