Israel's President Reuven Rivlin was set Thursday to task parliament with forming a government to avoid new elections, after Benjamin Netanyahu and rival Benny Gantz each failed to form a coalition. The country's political system has been in stasis since late 2018, with two elections...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian regime on Wednesday has released dozens of detainees who were arrested in southern Daraa province due to a "presidential amnesty". Local sources confirmed to Zaman al-Wasl that 113 detainees have been released; most of whom were detained at checkpoints...

Firefighters battled against hundreds of bushfires across Australia’s east coast on Thursday as scores of blazes sprang up in new locations, triggering warnings that it was too late for some residents to evacuate. In Sydney, the country’s most populous city, residents were urged to keep...

An attack by Syrian regime forces on the rebel-held area of Idlib in northwestern Syria killed at least 15 and wounded several at a displaced persons camp on Wednesday, rescue workers said. Syria’s northwest corner, including the Idlib region, is the last major chunk of territory...