My friend Safire began a tradition 41 years ago of a year-end quiz about what’s ahead in the new year, and I’ve tried to keep ...

Experts attribute the increase to such factors as the introduction of an e-visa regime, fine-tuning mechanisms of visa-free group travel from China and Iran, as well as the broadening of air traffic w ...

The ongoing struggle for power in Syria has significant implications not just for the Middle East, but for the global geopolitical landscape as a whole. As Bashar al-Assad's regime weakens, the ...

Nine countries are set to join the BRICS bloc, which was established in June 2009 at a summit in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The ...