US President Donald Trump on Monday began to issue what is expected to be a flurry of executive orders and directives, as he sought to put his stamp on his new administration on matters ranging from energy to immigration. Two sources familiar with the plans said more than 200 such orders and...

Some 634 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid entered the Gaza Strip under a ceasefire deal since Sunday, a Palestinian source said on Monday. "Some 310 aid trucks reached northern Gaza, including fuel, medical supplies, food supplies, vegetables and fruits, while 324 trucks arrived in southern...

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani held discussions Sunday with outgoing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on ways to implement the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip as well as developments in Syria. Al Thani, who is also Qatar’s prime minister, received a...

Northern Syria witnessed a noticeable military escalation between the Turkish-led Syrian National Army and the US-backed Kurdish forces, as operations were concentrated on Sunday in the vicinity of Tishreen  Dam, east of Aleppo, and other areas. The forces of the "Fajr al-Hurriya"...