Many countries have their worst showing in more than a decade in an index that serves as a barometer of public sector ...

Corruption across the Middle East and Northern African region (MENA) remains deeply entrenched, derailing critical climate ...

Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.

Assad’s ouster has seen his Iranian allies end crucial oil supplies. Meanwhile, many economic sanctions that initially ...

A collage of Joko Widodo's legacies. From building the controversial new capital to raising a new political dynasty. Visual by @tsarolina. Used with permission.

And in one case, I was at a meeting, and they talked about how there was this aid going into Syria, and we needed ... where the people who report the corruption are the ones who get kicked out ...

Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index makes grim reading for most Balkan countries, with Kosovo and Albania as rare exceptions to a worsening trend.

After the fall of the Assad regime, displaced Syrian women are feeling more hopeful. But there is still plenty of uncertainty in Syria's postwar future. The post Displaced Syrian Women Are ...

Western rural Homs is a land of breezeblock buildings, green fields and drystone walls. The sky hangs grey over the landscape ...

Iowa, published a list of USAID funding projects over the years, including pottery classes in Morocco and a version of ...