Israel retaliated by air and tank fire Monday against Hamas positions after rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, the army said. The tensions came after Gaza rulers Hamas called for unity among Palestinians and "resistance" against Israeli plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank. The...

A Paris court will deliver a verdict this week in the corruption trial of Rifaat al-Assad after a near-seven-year investigation into the provenance of the exiled uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's multimillion-dollar property fortune. French financial prosecutors accuse the...

The Turkish army on Thursday has set up a new observation point in the southern countryside of Idlib province as Russia renews airstrikes on the last opposition stronghold. According to Zaman al-Wasl reporter, the new army unit was stationed in the Jabal al-Zawiya region, topping the...

Thousands of Palestinians stranded around the world by the coronavirus are still seeking a way home, months after countries closed their borders and grounded flights in the face of the pandemic. Aseel Bader touched down in Tuscany in January, after winning a scholarship for a master's...