The head of the Higher Constitutional Court Jihad al-Laham announced Monday that the approved presidential candidates can start their election campaigns as of May 16. Speaking to reporters, al-Laham said the campaigns will start on May 16 until May 24. "The court reminds...

Landmines planted by the Islamic State group on Monday killed seven Syrian regime fighters in the Badia desert, a Britain-based war monitor said. At least two mines exploded as a government patrol passed through the Jabal al-Aamour area of the central Homs province, killing five...

The Iranian embassy in Ankara on Sunday dismissed a Turkish media report claiming Tehran had sent some of its forces in Syria to fight alongside the Houthi group in Yemen, the Fars News Agency reported. "Such a claim indicates lack of information about field realities," the embassy...

JERUSALEM (AP) — When Samira Dajani’s family moved into their first real home in 1956 after years as refugees, her father planted trees in the garden, naming them for each of his six children. Today, two towering pines named for Mousa and Daoud stand watch over the entrance to the...