An aid convoy entered the city of Sweida in southern Syria via the main highway from Damascus on Thursday, for the first time since a major outbreak of sectarian violence last month shook the country’s fragile recovery from nearly 14 years of civil war. Clashes broke out in mid-July...

Hundreds of people gathered in London on Wednesday to commemorate Palestinian journalists killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza, in an event held outside the UK Prime Minister’s Office at Downing Street. The memorial, organized by the Freelance Branch of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ),...

At least four people were killed in Israeli strikes on the war-torn Gaza Strip on Thursday, according to local media. The state news agency Wafa said that a Palestinian woman and her child were killed in a strike on the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza. One civilian was killed and others...

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa said strengthening economic cooperation with Lebanon and creating an economic partnership between the two countries represents the best solution to end political polarization. Sharaa’s remarks came during his meeting with an Arab media delegation on Wednesday...