The Alawites are a minority esoteric sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam. Between 10-12% of Syrians currently belong to the ...

"We announce that we will suspend our military operations against [Israel]," the Nujaba Movement's leader said.

Turkish Airlines will resume its flights to Damascus, Syria, next week after a halt of more than a decade, officials said ...

Israeli warplanes delivered a strike on a four-story residential house in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in the city of Gaza in the north of the enclave in the early hours on Thursday, Al Mayadeen rep ...

The Palestinian prime minister says it's unacceptable for any entity other than the Palestinian Authority to run the Gaza ...

After 15 months of bloodshed, news has emerged of a cease-fire deal in Gaza. The US always had the power to restrain Israel ...

Inclusivity and moderation are indeed immediate priorities for Syria, but a big national vote is not. Democracy does not itself guarantee peace in a country so recently riven by autocratic rule and a ...

The Palestinian prime minister says it's unacceptable for any entity other than the Palestinian Authority to run the Gaza ...

A cease-fire announced Wednesday will end the 15-month war between Hamas and Israel and includes the eventual release of all ...

Multiple officials say Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza and the release dozens of hostages after more than ...

DOHA, Qatar — Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal, mediators announced Wednesday, pausing a devastating 15-month war ...

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated a remarkably unqualified person, Tulsi Gabbard, to be the director of National ...