Hamas said Monday that Israel has offered a 45-day ceasefire if it releases half of the remaining hostages held in Gaza, which the United Nations said is now in the grip of its worst humanitarian crisis since the start of the war. A Hamas official told AFP that Israel had also demanded that...

Syrian ministers and the country’s central bank chief are to take part in the International Monetary Fund and World Bank’s spring meetings in Washington next week, two sources told AFP on Monday. Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, Finance Minister Mohammed Barnieh and central bank...

Germany has temporarily suspended its refugee resettlement program, which focuses on resettling the most vulnerable people, the Welt newspaper reported on Monday. The recent decision comes amid ongoing coalition negotiations between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Christian Social...

An official document issued in 2010, a copy of which was obtained by Zaman al-Wasl, reveals the presence of mines planted around Sednaya Military Prison. There are no clear or approved maps identifying the locations of these mines, which were lost or hidden on the day the prison was...