Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said Sunday that Damascus will not enter into any security agreement with Israel unless Israeli forces withdraw completely from all territory seized after Dec. 8, 2024.
"It's not possible to have a security (...)
DOHA — Saudi Arabia's Minister Plenipotentiary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Manal Radwan, said on Saturday that meaningful peace cannot be achieved without reforming the Israeli government, warning that "spoilers" seeking to divert or (...)
Qatar's prime minister said Saturday the Gaza ceasefire has reached a "critical moment" as the first phase of the agreement winds down, with the remains of only one Israeli hostage still held by militants and no progress yet toward launching the (...)
Syria's president on Saturday accused Israel of "fighting ghosts" and searching for enemies in the aftermath of the Gaza war, saying Israeli leaders have rejected his yearlong efforts to promote regional peace and stability.
President Ahmad (...)
Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia will boycott the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, after Israel was allowed to compete.
They were among a number of countries who had called for Israel to be excluded over the war in Gaza, as well as (...)
The leader of an anti-Hamas group that was armed and backed by Israel has been killed in Gaza, the group confirmed Thursday, in a potential blow to Israel's post-war plans in the shattered territory.
Yasser Abu Shabab, who led a militia controlling (...)
The Israeli military has carried out a new round of air strikes in southern Lebanon, less than a day after Israel and Lebanon held their first direct talks in decades.
Residents of the towns of Mjadel, Baraachit, Jbaa and Mahrouna were told to (...)
Having faced continuous drone attacks by Iran and its proxies over the last two years, the US military is responding by standing up its first one-way attack drone squadron in the Middle East — and using drones that borrow design and technology (...)
The Eurovision Song Contest faces a battle for its future at a "watershed" meeting in Geneva on Thursday.
Organisers and participating countries will debate whether Israel should be allowed to continue in the competition, amid protests over the way (...)
Five Palestinians were killed, including two children, and several wounded when Israeli aircraft struck tents for displaced people west of Khan Younis, according to medics at the Kuwait Field Hospital.
The strikes hit Gaza's coastal al-Mawasi (...)
Israel has announced it will open the key Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt in the coming days to allow Palestinians to leave the territory.
Israeli military body Cogat said exits would be "facilitated through co-ordination with Egypt, following (...)
Israel says the remains of a hostage it received from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) via the Red Cross in Gaza on Wednesday have been identified as belonging to Thai agricultural worker Suthisak Rintalak.
The return of the 43-year-old's (...)
Israel's forced removal of tens of thousands of Palestinians from refugee camps in the occupied West Bank earlier this year amounts to war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.
According to a 105-page report released (...)
The UN atomic watchdog demanded that Iran fully cooperate with the agency on Thursday and provide "precise information" about its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, as well as grant its inspectors access to the country's nuclear sites.
The (...)
Israel plans to seize large parts of a major historical site in the West Bank, Sebastia, according to a government document seen by the Associated Press.
Anti-settlement watchdog group Peace Now said that as the site is roughly 450 acres, the move (...)
Israeli settlers set fire to cars in the latest arson in the occupied West Bank as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a security meeting on settler violence.
According to witnesses and WAFA, the official Palestinian news agency, (...)
Urgent questions are being raised over a patchwork of armed groups that have emerged to fight Hamas in Gaza over recent months.
They include groups based around family clans, criminal gangs and new militia – some of which are backed by Israel, as (...)
BRUSSELS — Saudi Arabia has called for the immediate release of Palestinian clearance revenues and for an end to all coercive measures imposed by Israel against the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian people, Deputy Foreign Minister Eng. (...)
Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 28 Palestinians on Wednesday in the latest escalation of violence since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect.
The Israel Defense Forces said it carried out the strikes on Hamas targets after (...)
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has formally designated Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally.
The declaration came hours after Trump met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House, where the Crown (...)
An Israeli strike on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon killed 13 people on Tuesday, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
Several others were injured by the strike on the Ain al-Hilweh camp on the outskirts of the coastal city of (...)
Aid agencies have reiterated calls for Israel to allow more tents and urgently needed supplies into Gaza after the first heavy winter rainfall, saying more than a quarter of a million families need emergency help with shelters.
"We are going to lose (...)
The UN Security Council has voted in favor of a US-drafted resolution that endorses US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan for Gaza.
Included in the plan is the establishment of an International Stabilization Force (ISF), to which, the US says, (...)
At least 94 Palestinian prisoners and detainees have died in Israeli custody in less than two years, a well-regarded Israeli human rights group says.
A new report by Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) alleges a practice of "systematic (...)
US President Donald Trump is planning to receive Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House this week with all the trappings of a state visit, sources familiar with the matter said, including a welcome ceremony in the morning (...)
