"It is very important that Israel maintain a strong and true dialogue with Syria, and that nothing takes place that...
- An Israeli government spokesperson told AFP earlier this month that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "is not allowing safe passage for...
Damascus, Syria -- Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has said the battle to unify his country after years of civil war...His remarks, released by state TV on Sunday, came as hundreds demonstrated in south Syria's Druze-majority Sweida province.
At the protest in Sweida, some demonstrators waved the Israeli flag and called for self-determination for the region.
A huge Israeli flag covered with portraits of the remaining captives was unfurled in Tel Aviv's so-called Hostage Square --...The Israeli plans to expand the war into Gaza City and nearby refugee camps have sparked an international outcry as well as domestic opposition.
Chief of staff Lieutenant General Eya Zamir said on Sunday that the military was "approving the plan for the next phase of the war".
- Geneva, Switzerland -- An investigation conducted by the World Economic Forum's board on Friday cleared the body's founder Klaus Schwab...
In April, WSJ reported that the institution's board of directors accused Schwab and his wife Hilde of mixing their affairs with Forum resources without proper oversight.
A spokesperson for Schwab had immediately denied all these accusations, but the 87-year-old said he would step down as head of the WEF.
- The latest deadly strike comes as Israeli military hinted at an approaching call to push civilians from Gaza City ahead...
The latest toll comes more than a week after Israel's security cabinet approved plans to capture the Palestinian territory's largest city.
Ahead of the offensive, Israeli defense ministry said that starting from Sunday, the military would supply more tents and shelter equipment.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Saturday that Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu has become a "problem", adding she would try..."Netanyahu is now a problem in himself," Frederiksen said in an interview with the Jyllands-Posten daily, adding that the Israeli government was going "too far."
The centre right leader slammed the "absolutely appalling and catastrophic" humanitarian situation in Gaza and new settlement project in the occupied West Bank
- A young Palestinian woman who was flown from Gaza to an Italian hospital in a severely emaciated state for treatment...
The 20-year-old, identified by Italian media reports as Marah Abu Zuhri, arrived in Pisa on an Italian government humanitarian flight overnight Wednesday-Thursday
The University Hospital of Pisa said she had a "very complex clinical picture" and serious wasting, which is when a person has significant weight and muscle loss
Prior to the high-stakes meeting in Alaska, securing an immediate cessation of hostilities had been a core demand of Trump...Prior to the high-stakes meeting in Alaska, securing an immediate cessation of hostilities had been a core demand of Trump and European leaders
The shift away from an urgent ceasefire would seem to favor Putin, who has long argued for negotiations on a final peace deal
Anchorage, United States - Stepping foot on Western soil for the first time since he ordered the invasion of Ukraine,...Putin and Trump each flew in their presidential planes to Elmendorf Air Base, the largest US military installation in Alaska that played a key role in monitoring the Soviet Union
Trump waited in Air Force One until Putin landed and then stepped down to the tarmac, clapping as he saw the Russian leader for the first time since 2019
"There's no deal until there's a deal," Trump said after emerging from a meeting with Putin. offering warm words but...After an abrupt ending to three hours of talks with aides, Trump and Putin offered warm words but took no questions from reporters - highly unusual for the media-savvy US president
Putin told Trump he agreed with him that the Ukraine war, which Putin ordered, would not have happened if Trump were president instead of Joe Biden
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem vowed Friday to fight government plans to disarm his group, with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam...Qassem gave a televised address after meeting with Iran's security chief Ali Larijani, whose country has long backed the Lebanese militant group
Hezbollah emerged badly weakened from last year's war with Israel, and the Lebanese government -- under US pressure -- has ordered the army to draw up a plan to disarm the group
