Hamas has accepted the latest  proposal for a 60-day ceasefire with Israel  that includes the return of half the hostages the group holds in Gaza and Israel’s release of some Palestinian prisoners, an Egyptian official source said on Monday. Senior Hamas official Basem Naim wrote...

A senior Iranian official warned Monday that  war with Israel  could erupt at any moment, describing the current lull after June’s 12-day conflict as only a temporary halt. “We must be prepared at every moment for confrontation; right now, we are not even in a ceasefire...

Fires continue to devour green spaces in the coastal area and the western Hama countryside, causing civilian casualties and a massive wave of displacement to neighboring villages amid difficult field and humanitarian conditions. Fire outbreaks are still raging, concentrated in the mountains...

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem warned the Lebanese government on Friday against confronting the Iran-backed militant group, saying there would be “no life” in Lebanon in that event. Qassem said Hezbollah and the Amal movement had decided to delay any street protests against a US-backed...