The United Nations said on Tuesday that it had no information on whether a US-backed aid group for Gaza had actually delivered any supplies inside the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. The controversial US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which first emerged in February,...

Over one million Hajj pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia coming from abroad for this year’s Hajj season, Saudi officials announced on Monday as the Kingdom prepares for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. Speaking at a news conference regarding the preparations for the Hajj season,...

In a country exhausted by war and poverty, citizens are emerging from the oppression of the Assad regime—and are using metal detectors. Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in December, residents of Damascus have noticed new faces roaming the streets at night, their owners carrying...

Syrian authorities said they arrested members of ISIS cell near Damascus on Monday, accusing them of preparing attacks against the country. Since the fall of longtime Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad in December, ISIS attacks on the country’s new rulers have been scarce, but the extremist-led...