Israel's parliament has passed a law to freeze money transferred to the Palestinian Authority over its payments to the families of Palestinians jailed for attacks on Israelis. The legislation was approved late Monday and gives the Israeli government powers to withhold an amount of money...

An international watchdog says a local group working to uncover mass graves in Syria's northeastern provinces until recently controlled by Daesh (ISIS) militants needs international support. Human Rights Watch says help is needed to preserve evidence of possible crimes and identify...

At least 270,000 people have fled Syria’s southwestern city of Daraa to border areas near Jordan due to fierce attacks by Syrian regime forces, the UN said Monday. Of the total, 135,000 were children, Hitam Malkawi, the spokesperson for the UN in Jordan, told Anadolu Agency....

The Turkish military on Monday completed its eighth round of patrolling in the northern Syrian city of Manbij as part of a deal with the U.S. to rid the area of the terror group YPG/PKK. In a message posted on its official Twitter account, the Turkish General Staff said that both...