Syrian tensions amid sectarian violence in Suweida, Syria. While Syria welcomed US efforts, Israel hasn't commented.

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Despised by much of the world, Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu is nonetheless one of the few truly formidable figures in the world today.

Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Shahin said any future Palestinian state will be pluralistic, with respect for any deal on a two-state solution for Israel and adherence to international law. She ...

The international community seems to be no closer to finding an answer than in 2014, when the extraordinary novel “The Book of Disappearance” (Syracuse University Press, trans., $19.95), by ...

“The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned the Israeli aggression on the Syrian Arab Republic as a blatant violation of international law and a dangerous escalation targeting ...

Washington and Jerusalem have kept a watchful eye on Damascus ever since the overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad regime by Sunni Muslim rebels in December. Of greatest concern has been the level of ...

For the first time in 30 years, in 2024, some of the world's biggest spenders on aid and development cut funding. Now aid organizations in the Middle East are forced to seek new, potentially more ...

Ten years since JCPOA’s signing, Netanyahu’s fear of peace has fuelled chaos. West Asia must respond with unity.

Saeed Taji Farouky’s Egypt-UK co-production Standing At The Ruins is among the eight work-in-progress features selected for ...

The tectonic plates of the Middle East are shifting. But unless peace is built on basic humanity, it cannot last. The ...

Imam Khamenei stated: "Governments should know that relying on the Zionist regime won’t bring security for any government.