The militias that control the Druse religious minority’s heartland in southwestern Syria have resisted the new government’s attempts to bring all armed groups under its control.

Israel has built a growing network of outposts and fortifications in Syria and Lebanon, deepening concerns about a protracted ...

In Jordan, a 50km pilgrimage trail follows the path of a 4th-Century nun who journeyed through the Holy Land – centuries ...

The ramped-up U.S. attacks against the Yemen-based Houthis are possible in part due to an extensive military footprint in the ...

The United Nations estimates that 90% of Syrians live in poverty and the Syrian government has only been able to provide ...

The German and Austrian interior ministers broke off a planned trip to Syria on Thursday because of a possible threat to ...

BERLIN (AP) — The German and Austrian interior ministers broke off a planned trip to Syria on Thursday because of a possible ...

Benjamin Netanyahu keeps saying, We have succeeded in changing the face of the region. So, has the change happened, and what is next? </ ...

The UNRWA, short for United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, was established two years after about 750,000 Palestinians were expelled or fled from their homes ...

Mr. President, Human Rights Watch thanks the Commission of Inquiry for its latest report, which catalogues the extensive human rights challenges facing Syria. The overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s ...

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted airstrikes in southern Syria on the evening of March 17, targeting military command centers and “sites containing weapons and military vehicles belonging to ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — International donors on Monday pledged almost 6 billion euros ($6.5 billion) in aid for Syria, hoping to encourage ... Lebanon and Jordan. Associated Press writers Geir Moulson ...