Israel is finalising the closure of Al Jazeera over its coverage of the ongoing conflict in Gaza, which it says is helping Hamas. The Qatar-based network is the biggest Arabic language news outlet providing televised and online updates on the situation in Gaza, within Israel and in other...

Israel’s bombing of the historic Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza has been condemned by Christian leaders in Palestine.  The Israeli air strike on Thursday killed and wounded several people, and caused serious damage to the church and nearby buildings.  The Greek Orthodox...

Investigative judges in the French war crimes unit on Wednesday ordered the arrest of four senior officers of the Assad regime in Syria, on charges of complicity in war crimes. The arrest warrants included the former Ministers of Defense, General Ali Abdullah Ayoub and General Fahd Jassim...

A military base in southern Syria where U.S. troops have maintained a presence to train forces as part of a  broad campaign  against the Islamic State group was attacked by drones on Thursday, two U.S. officials told The Associated Press. One drone was shot down, but another caused in...