Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Tuesday hailed an economic deal with key ally Iran as a bulwark against what he described as an "economic war" waged by the West. Assad spoke the day after the allies signed a string of agreements including a long-term "economic cooperation" deal ahead of...

A Palestinian has succumbed to injuries he sustained last Friday while taking part in ongoing anti-occupation rallies east of Gaza’s Al-Bureij refugee camp, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. “Samir Gazi al-Nabahin, 47, has died of injuries suffered last Friday at the hands of...

Pierre Krahenbuhl, commissioner-general of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), has unveiled a proposed $1.2-billion agency budget for 2019. According to a UNRWA statement issued Monday, the funding is needed to continue providing assistance to some 5.4 million...

Eight civilians were killed and 25 others injured Tuesday in the Syrian regime’s shelling of northwestern Idlib province. Artillery shells targeted Maarat Al-Numan and the towns of Al-Tah and Hosh Al-Qasabiya, which fall within the de-escalation zone in Idlib province, Mustafa Haj Yusuf,...