Israel will cut ties with the UN agency for Palestinian refugees on Thursday following accusations it provided cover for Hamas militants, a move likely to hamper delivery of its vital services after 15 months of war in Gaza. The agency, UNRWA, will be banned from operating on Israeli soil,...

Three Israeli captives are set to be released by Palestinian groups in Gaza on Thursday in exchange for 110 prisoners in Israeli prisons under a ceasefire and prisoner swap agreement between Israel and Hamas In a statement, Abu Obaida, a spokesman of Hamas’ armed wing, the Qassam Brigades,...

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will on Thursday be the first Arab leader to visit the Syrian capital Damascus since the December overthrow of former President Bashar al-Assad, sources have told Al Jazeera. The Syrian presidency confirmed on Wednesday that the country’s...

Syria’s military operations administration announced Wednesday the appointment of Ahmed al-Sharaa as transitional president, the repeal of the 2012 Constitution and the dissolution of the former regime’s parliament, army and security agencies. It came in landmark moves in the wake of the...