Jordan on Thursday launched air strikes inside Syria against suspected warehouses and hideouts of Iranian-backed drug smugglers, Jordanian and regional intelligence sources said. The army has stepped up a campaign against drug dealers after protracted clashes last month with dozens of...

Anticipation is prevailing in Lebanon and the entire region is following the Israeli assassination of Hamas’ deputy chief Saleh al-Arouri in a strike on the group’s office building in southern Beirut.  Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa TV published video of leader Ismail Haniyeh mourning...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two bombs exploded and killed at least 95 people at a commemoration for a prominent Iranian general slain by the U.S. in a 2020 drone strike, Iranian officials said, as the Middle East remains on edge over Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza. No one...

An Israeli official said Tuesday that the government is prepared for a significant retaliatory response from the Lebanese group Hezbollah over the assassination of Hamas leader Salah Arouri in Beirut. ''The expected response includes launching long-range missiles at targets in Israel,'' the...