Nestled near the iconic Giza pyramids, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is preparing for a lavish opening, featuring a ...

Here’s a look at the life of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy, Egypt’s first democratically elected leader. Personal:Birth date: August 20, 1951 (some sources say August 8) Death date: June 17, ...

The death toll from two days of clashes between security forces and loyalists of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad and ...

Ongoing clashes between the two sides have marked the worst violence since Assad’s government was toppled in early December by insurgent groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.

The fighters stormed several villages near the country's coast, killing dozens of men believed to be linked to the regime of ...

PHUONG PHAM is Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School.