Negotiators were trying to hammer out the final details of a  ceasefire in Gaza  on Wednesday after marathon talks in Qatar, and US and Egyptian leaders promised to stay in close contact about a deal over the coming hours. More than eight hours of talks in Doha had fueled optimism....

Human Rights Watch stressed the need for the Syrian government to preserve evidence and documents related to detainees who were in the prisons of the ousted regime. The human rights organization said that tens of thousands of Syrians were forcibly disappeared by the security and...

The new governor of Syria’s central bank, Maysaa Sabreen, said the bank had enough money to pay salaries after a 400% increase. The Syrian official told Reuters she wanted to boost the institution’s independence over monetary policy decisions, in what would be a major shift from the...

Palestinian resistance group Hamas said Tuesday that a Gaza cease-fire and prisoner swap agreement is in “its final stages.” In a statement, Hamas underlined the need “to continue consultations with Palestinian faction leaders until the agreement is finalized.” The Palestinian group...