Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa said Monday that Damascus supports Lebanon’s efforts to disarm Hezbollah, warning that the current escalation poses a serious threat to regional security. Sharaa made the remarks during a virtual meeting with several Middle Eastern leaders, held at the...

Lebanon’s president on Monday called for direct negotiations with Israel under international auspices as part of an initiative based on establishing a full truce that would halt all Israeli attacks on Lebanon. Joseph Aoun also accused “an armed group outside the state” of causing the...

Saudi Arabia said Monday evening that its air defenses had intercepted and destroyed 12 drones targeting an oilfield in the country’s south. A Defense Ministry statement said the drones were shot down in Rub' al-Khali (Empty Desert Quarter) as they targeted the Shaybah oilfield in southern...

Israeli occupation forces arrested four children on Sunday while they were herding sheep near Tell al-Ahmar al-Gharbi in the southern Quneitra countryside. The state news agency (SANA) reported that the occupation forces arrested three children from the village of al-Asha and one child from...