Most Americans are unaware that today’s Middle East is an artificial construct ... together religious and tribal groups who hate each other? The multi-ethnic state model works in the United ...

The election results so far indicate "the war didn't achieve the objective of downgrading Hezbollah's popularity in the community," said Mohanad Hage Ali of the Carnegie Middle East Center.

Despite the lack of reliable demographic data, estimates on religious and ethnic minorities ... Mandean and Turkoman groups. Most of them live in and around Damascus. The Kurdish-ruled Autonomous ...

With a population exceeding 30 million, the Kurds are the largest ethnic group in the world without ... achieving peace and stability in the Middle East is impossible. After World War I, the ...

Syria's population, comprising various ethnic and religious groups, makes it one of the most diverse countries in the Middle East. DW takes a closer look. One of the most popular chants in Syria ...