A Syrian refugee in Lebanon set himself ablaze outside the Beirut headquarters of the UN’s refugee agency on Thursday, a spokesman for the organization told AFP. “In a tragic incident this morning, a Syrian refugee registered with UNHCR tried to self-immolate by setting himself on fire...

 Saudi Arabia and Qatar are among countries slated to establish relations with Israel under a regional rapprochement launched by U.S. President Donald Trump, an Israeli official said on Monday. Straying from Israel’s reticence about Tuesday’s U.S. election, Intelligence Minister...

Armenia's prime minister called on Monday for an international investigation into the presence of "foreign mercenaries" in Nagorno-Karabakh after ethnic Armenian forces said they had captured two mercenaries from Syria. Azerbaijian has repeatedly denied the presence of foreign combatants in...

(EQTSAD)- For more than four year, 44 paintings by the Syrian artist Asaad Farazat, valued at $70,000, have been held by the owner of a gallery in Amman, Jordan. The gallery owner gave no reasons for refusing to give the paintings up to Jordanian customs after they were sent to be displayed in...