An Israeli defense body says it is increasing its efforts to crack down on attempts to smuggle items to the Gaza Strip that Israel prohibits on security grounds. COGAT said on Thursday that it banned used auto parts for four-by-four vehicles from entering the Palestinian territory after...

Iran has sent two warships to the Gulf of Aden and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to "maintain maritime security", local Iranian media reported Thursday evening. "The Iranian navy dispatched a fleet consisting of one destroyer and one support ship to the Gulf of Aden and the Bab al-Mandeb,"...

French President Francois Hollande is under fire from left and right-wing politicians over how he has tackled Russian President Vladimir Putin on the Syria crisis, with some criticizing a rush to a "Cold War" against an essential European partner. French officials have grown increasingly...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Abo Jaafar al-Homsi, one of the most prominent commanders in Syria, lost his life on Thursday when he drowned in the border village of Darkoush in Idlib province, activists reported, saying the death happened in mysterious circumstances. Activists mourned Abu Ja'far, the...