Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday there has been progress on a security deal with Syria but an agreement was not imminent. Speaking at the outset of a cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said victory against Hezbollah in Lebanon had opened up the possibility of peace with...

Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Service said on Friday that its forces, in coordination with the US-led coalition, killed Omar Abdul Qader Bassam, also known as Abdulrahman Halabi, a top ISIS terror group commander accused of plotting attacks in Lebanon, Europe, and the US. In a statement, the...

Lebanon’s military said on Wednesday that it had seized 64 million captagon pills in the country’s east in one of the largest operations against the illicit stimulant in the country. Lebanon has faced pressure from Gulf states to counter the production and trafficking of drugs,...

Qatar’s prime minister visited the White House on Friday and had dinner with US President Donald Trump, days after Israel attacked Hamas officials in Doha. Trump and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani were joined by a top Trump adviser, US special envoy Steve...