Police in North Macedonia said Thursday that 26 migrants, who had been crammed into two cars driven by suspected smugglers, have been detained near the southern border with Greece. A police statement said the cars were near the town of Valandovo late Wednesday when the drivers spotted...

A 1,600-year-old virtually intact Roman-era mosaic has been discovered in central Syria. The mosaic, measuring 20 x 6m (65.5 x 20ft), was found under a building in Rastan near Homs, which was held by rebels in the civil war until 2018. Showing mythical scenes including the Trojan...

A Russian company has signed a $59.7 million investment deal for the development of a new tourism site on Syria's coast, despite huge poverty blighting the country. A four-star complex will be implemented by a Russian company named Sinara in Latakia's Gol Jamal district, taking up 70 dunams...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister said Tuesday that the country has reached a “historic agreement” with neighboring Lebanon over their shared maritime border after months of U.S.-brokered negotiations. The agreement would mark a major breakthrough in relations with the two...