Category: News

In the summer of 2015, Bashar al-Assad was in trouble. Then an Iranian general went to Moscow, and the tide of Syria’s conflict began to change.

The consequences of seven years of war in Syria extend well beyond its shores, and have changed the way the West does politics.

Satellite photos reveal how seven years of war in Syria have transformed its ancient cities into scenes of apocalyptic devastation.

Avoiding a coalition collapse that would have sent the country to snap elections a year and a half early, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu forged an agreement on a key … Read More

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah survived an assassination attempt in northern Gaza on Tuesday morning, the Palsetinian Authority said.

Some 100 civilians were evacuated from the besieged Syrian enclave of Eastern Ghouta to the capital Damascus on Tuesday, after a weekend of setbacks for rebels.

President Mahmoud Abbas, the 87-year-old veteran who has led the Palestinian Authority for nearly two decades, is trending on Palestinian social media — but not in the way he might … Read More

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in hospital for medical evaluation but is in a “good condition,” his office said.

One Israeli man was seriously wounded and two young girls were hurt in a shooting in the West Bank, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israeli emergency services said Sunday.

Iran’s morality police will resume patrols to make women comply with strict Islamic dress codes, state media reported Sunday, 10 months after the death of a young woman in their … Read More