Islam is a tribal religion, born out of a tribe on the Arabian peninsula. The Arab world remains largely tribal, even with the creation of the modern nation-state. This became all the more evident ...

Arrest of Arab commander exposes anger with Kurdish rule Many Arab tribes says SDF favours Kurdish areas Kurds say they seek to redress old injustices AMMAN, Aug 30 (Reuters) - U.S. backed Syrian ...

Tribal clashes over agricultural land in central Iraq have killed eight people and injured another nine, a security official ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The head of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) pledged to meet Arab tribal demands in eastern Syria and fix "mistakes" he said had been made in administering the region, ...

Musa Hilal, an Arab tribal chief who tops the U.S. State Department’s list of human rights abuse suspects in Sudan’s Darfur region, said he was doing only what the government told him when he ...

KHARTOUM, Sudan -- A top Sudanese official on Tuesday defended an accused ringleader of Arab militia attacks on African villagers as a legitimate tribal leader and warned any attempt to go after such ...

AMMAN, Aug 30 (Reuters) - U.S. backed Syrian Democratic Forces led by Kurdish forces poured reinforcements in Syria's eastern Deir al Zor province on Wednesday to quell widespread unrest by rebellious ...

Tribal clashes over agricultural land in central Iraq have killed eight people and injured another nine, a security official ...