Senior political sources describe Israel’s new security policy as a strategic shift, particularly concerning Arab states with which it has no peace agreements, such as Syria and Lebanon.

When the new government took over, it dismissed the Assad regime police and other forces, leaving a security vacuum. Now, ...

DAMASCUS -- Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed Sunday to hold accountable those responsible for recent violence in the coastal region, particularly "remnants of the former regime" whom he ...

US hostage envoy defends talks with terror group, says deal possible in weeks * Foreign minister tells Europeans to 'wake up' ...

More than 1,000 people have been killed in clashes in the coastal provinces of Syria, according to one war monitoring group.

In 2023, Mr. Netanyahu outlined elements of his vision in an address to the United Nations General Assembly. The prime minister held up a map that erased Palestine and showed the Golan Heights, ...

Security cabinet to meet Sunday • Iran rejects Arab Gaza plan • Hamas says it sees 'positive indicators' over deal talks • ...

If Ocalan's declaration does not by itself signal the conclusion of the PKK-Ankara war, what is it nevertheless likely to ...

Some 90,000 Palestinians have prayed at the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City under tight security by Israeli ...

A crowd gathered Friday in Damascus in support of the new government after deadly clashes in Syria’s coastal region, killing more than 200.

A Syrian war monitor says gunmen loyal to the government have stormed three villages near Syria's coast, killing nearly ...

A limited number of older Palestinians were allowed into Jerusalem on the first Friday of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, in a wary climate stirred by a standoff over the Gaza ceasefire and an ...