The compound in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem has been empty of UNRWA staff since January, when the law banning its operations...
- US President Donald Trump said Sunday his administration intends to maintain a pause on asylum decisions for "a long time"...
Six months after Bashar al-Assad's fall, Turkey and Israel are both operating in Syria with starkly opposing agendas, stoking fears...Over the past week, Israel has struck deep inside Syria, with unconfirmed reports suggesting Turkish and Israeli warplanes had a close encounter over the weekend
The reports - officially denied by Israel - sparked alarm over the possible consequences of any confrontation in Syria, where Turkey is looking to expand its military footprint
New Delhi, India - Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday that water from India that once flowed across borders will...New Delhi has blamed Islamabad for backing a deadly attack on tourists on the Indian side of contested Kashmir last month
Pakistan rejects the accusations, and the two nuclear-armed neighbours have exchanged nightly gunfire since April 24 along the de facto border in Kashmir
Hamas on Tuesday dismissed as pointless ceasefire talks with Israel, accusing it of waging a "hunger war" on Gaza, where...The comments from Hamas political bureau member Basem Naim followed Israel's approval of a military plan involving the long-term "conquest of the Gaza Strip."
Nearly all of the Palestinian territory's 2.4 million people have been displaced at least once during the war, sparked by Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel
- Damascus, Syria - Syrian state television officially relaunched on Monday with a trial broadcast almost five months after the ouster...
After Syria's new authorities took power in December, state media and other television channels, radio stations affiliated with Assad's government suspended broadcasting
The channel showcased its new branding and broadcast images of Damascus and Ummayad Square, where the Public Authority for Radio and Television headquarters are located
- Israel resumed major operations across Gaza on March 18 amid deadlock over how to proceed with a two-month ceasefire that...
It comes as the United Nations and aid organisations have repeatedly warned of the humanitarian catastrophe on the ground, with famine looming again
The Israeli official said the expanded operations "will include, among other things, the conquest of the Gaza Strip and the holding of the territories
- NATO member Turkey has sought to maintain good relations with both of its Black Sea neighbors since the Russian invasion...
Trump said on his Truth Social network that Erdogan had also invited him to visit Turkey and that the Turkish leader would be meeting him in Washington
"I look forward to working with President Erdogan on getting the ridiculous, but deadly, War between Russia and Ukraine ended -- NOW!" Trump posted
- Tehran, Iran - Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of attempting to drag...
Araghchi also accused Netanyahu of "attempting to brazenly DICTATE what President Trump can and cannot do in his diplomacy with Iran."
Iran's top diplomat cited US support for Israel in its war in Gaza against Palestinian group Hamas since the unprecedented October 2023 attack by the militants
Islamabad, Pakistan - Pakistan conducted a second missile test and India ordered civil defence drills in an escalating stand-off over...New Delhi blames Islamabad for backing an attack on tourists last month - the deadliest against civilians on the Indian-administered side of the Himalayan territory for years
Pakistan rejects the accusations, and the two sides have exchanged nightly gunfire since April 24 along the de facto border in Kashmir, the militarised Line of Control
- A deadly shooting Monday at a Damascus club, days after another attack on the capital's nightlife, has sparked fears, adding...
Since the fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December, the international community has been pressing the new authorities to respect personal freedoms
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said gunmen attacked Karawan "with automatic weapons and opened fire, killing a woman and wounding others."
Iran on Sunday unveiled a new solid-fuel ballistic missile with a range of 1,200 kilometres (745 miles), state television reported,...Western nations have raised concerns about Tehran's missile capabilities, accusing it of destabilising the Middle East
Iran supports the "axis of resistance" network of militant groups opposed to Israel, including Yemen's Huthi rebels
