For more than a week, the sprawling Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank has echoed to the sound of heavy gunfire – with masked snipers on rooftops and muffled explosions within its warren of alleyways.
But the combat has not involved the (...)
Syria's new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, held talks with senior Arab diplomats on Monday, signaling growing regional engagement and cooperation following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad on December 8.
Sharaa, whose group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) led (...)
Israel's military launched deadly strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen early Thursday, just hours after the Iran-backed militant group's latest attack on Israel.
Nine people were killed and three others injured in Israeli airstrikes on a port and oil (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan administered the oath of office and secrecy to consuls general-designate to a number of countries in a ceremony held at the ministry's headquarters in Riyadh on Wednesday.
The newly (...)
The Israeli Knesset has approved plans to increase the number of settlers in the Golan Heights, territory that was seized from Syria in 1967.
The announcement comes after the dramatic downfall last week of President Bashar al-Assad, with Israel's (...)
Israel has confirmed it carried out attacks on Syria's naval fleet, as part of its efforts to neutralize military assets in the country after the fall of the Assad regime.
In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said its ships struck the (...)
Syrian media reports say Israeli warplanes have carried out dozens of attacks across the country, including in the capital, Damascus.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said there were more than 100 strikes on military (...)
Israel's prime minister has announced its military has temporarily seized control of a demilitarized buffer zone in the Golan Heights, saying the 1974 disengagement agreement with Syria had "collapsed" with the rebel takeover of the (...)
A mountainous task ahead as Syria, battered by almost 14 years of division and fighting under a brutal civil war looks ahead to shape its new future after the end of Bashar al-Assad's 24-year rule.
As the dust settles on the dramatic downfall of (...)
The Syrian government collapsed early Sunday as opposition forces launched a swift and decisive offensive that captured the capital, Damascus, ending the Assad family's 50-year rule.
Jubilant crowds filled the streets to celebrate what many viewed (...)
Syrian President Bashar Assad fled the country on Sunday, marking the dramatic conclusion of his nearly 14-year reign amid a brutal civil war that devastated Syria and became a proxy battlefield for global and regional powers.
Assad's departure (...)
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday said Russia had abandoned its longtime ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, forcing him to flee the country following the opposition's capture of Damascus.
"Assad is gone. He has fled his country. His (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia and France praised the strength of economic relations between the two friendly countries in various fields and the level of trade between them.
In a joint statement issued at the conclusion of the visit of French President (...)
Former Syrian President Bashar Assad has reportedly arrived in Moscow with his family after being granted asylum, according to Russian state news agencies Tass and RIA.
The reports, citing unnamed Kremlin sources, indicate that Assad fled Syria (...)
Foreign ministers from Arab nations and countries participating in the Astana Process have reiterated their call for all parties to pursue a political solution to end the Syrian crisis.
The ministers gathered on Saturday in Doha to discuss the (...)
The Syrian army withdrew from key areas in the southern provinces of Daraa and Sweida on Saturday, leaving two provincial capitals under opposition control, as government forces redeployed to defend the central city of Homs.
The insurgent advances (...)
Insurgents in Syria advanced to the suburbs of Damascus on Saturday, marking a major escalation in their offensive and prompting the government to deny rumors that President Bashar Assad had fled the country.
The advances, led by the Hayat Tahrir (...)
Iran said on Friday that it has successfully conducted a space launch with its heaviest payload ever, the latest development in a program the West alleges improves Tehran's ballistic missile program.
The launch of the Simorgh rocket comes as Iran's (...)
Syrian rebels say they have taken full control of a second major city, after the military withdrew its troops from Hama in another setback for President Bashar al-Assad.
The leader of the militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Abu Mohammed (...)
Syrian and Russian jets are stepping up strikes on opposition forces in northern Syria in retaliation for the sudden offensive that has cost the regime control of the country's second largest city, Aleppo.
The offensive has also led to the capture (...)
An Iranian rapper who was sentenced to death for supporting anti-government protests has been released from prison after two years.
Toomaj Salehi was arrested in October 2022 after publicly supporting protests that erupted throughout Iran following (...)
JEDDAH — Al Ahli missed out on a sixth straight win in the AFC Champions League Elite 2024/25 on Monday as they were held to a dramatic 2-2 draw by Esteghlal of Iran.
Ivan Toney's two penalties salvaged a point for the hosts, who faced a resilient (...)
The Syrian military deployed reinforcements Sunday to the northern Hama countryside to halt insurgents advancing from Aleppo and surrounding strategic locations.
This comes after Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)-led insurgents launched a surprise (...)
Israel will appeal against the International Criminal Court's arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant.
Judges last week issued warrants for the two men along with Hamas military commander (...)
Three Americans detained in China were released after the Biden administration negotiated a prisoner swap.
Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung are on their way back to the US, a spokesperson for the National Security Council (NSC) said in a (...)
