Jordan announced that it will reopen the Jaber border crossing with Syria for truck traffic starting Wednesday following its closure earlier this month due to security concerns. “Jordanian trucks will be allowed to enter Syrian territory, starting Wednesday, through the Jaber border...

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday said the Israeli army will keep security control over the Gaza Strip after "defeating" Hamas in the enclave. In a statement on X, Katz said his position on Gaza remains clear: "After we defeat Hamas's military and ruling power in Gaza, Israel...

Families in Syria are gathering in the capital Damascus to post photos of missing loved ones, hoping to find answers about those who disappeared during the rule of Bashar Assad. The walls of Marjeh Square’s central monument are covered with hundreds of photos, each listing names and...

Syria’s ousted leader Bashar Assad claimed on Monday that he took refuge at a Russian base during the dramatic fall of the decades-long Baath regime earlier this month. Assad, who ruled Syria for nearly 25 years, fled to Russia on Dec. 8 after anti-regime groups seized control of the...