They were on opposite sides during Syria's civil war and now must do lifesaving work together. A makeshift brick wall divides ...

The Balkans has a long and colourful history sitting between western and eastern Europe and at the gateway to the near east.

This is the premise of the new Strategic Defence Review (SDR), and last week’s even more chilling National Security Strategy (NSS). The prime, but not sole, adversary is Russia, says Dr Fiona Hill, a ...

The Dayton Peace Accords, which ended the war, created a patchwork quilt of a state made up of two devolved entities that ...

Firefighters are battling wildfires sweeping through Syria, with the coastal region of Latakia among the worst hit.

Pantelis Kapsis discusses “the Great Cretan” with author Thanasis Diamantopoulos, on the occasion of the release of his book ...

Since 2022, Xhabir Deralla has been an outspoken supporter of Ukraine in its struggle against Russian aggression. In 2023, he ...

Sepideh Qolian, a 30-year-old Iranian labor activist, spent two years in Tehran’s Evin Prison, where she wrote two books, one ...

This episode explores the 6th-century migration of the Slavs into the Balkans, a pivotal moment that reshaped the region. From the collapse of Roman power to the rise of early Slavic proto-states ...

It’s common to find ancient remains or objects in Greece. But hulking Yedi Kule castle was a prison where Communist sympathizers were tortured and executed during Greece’s 1946–49 Civil War.

A 57-year-old man jailed in Pennsylvania mutilated a civilian during the civil wars that ravaged the Balkans in the 90s, authorities say ...