DAMASCUS: Israel and Syria are in direct contact and have in recent weeks held face-to-face meetings aimed at calming tensions and preventing conflict in the border region between the two longtime foes, five people familiar with the matter said. The contacts mark a significant development...

Syrian Interior Ministry spokesman Noureddine al-Baba confirmed that the fall of the former regime led to increased activity by ISIS, which exploited the resulting chaos to obtain weapons from the remnants of the ousted regime. He pointed out that the organization attempted to infiltrate...

The United Nations said on Tuesday that it had no information on whether a US-backed aid group for Gaza had actually delivered any supplies inside the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. The controversial US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which first emerged in February,...

Jonathan Bass, CEO of the American liquefied natural gas company Argent, revealed a strategic plan to develop the energy sector in Syria, which is currently on the table with US President Donald Trump. He noted that the American and Syrian sides are already in discussions about it. Bass...