Fishermen in Gaza can now sail farther from the coastal territory after Israel expanded the fishing zone on Sunday. COGAT, the Israeli defense body that handles civilian issues with the Palestinians, announced the new easing of restrictions on its Arabic Facebook page. About 60 boats...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sunday said he took offence at U.S. President Barack Obama slamming eroding press freedoms in Turkey, expressing sadness that the comments were made behind his back. "I am saddened that these kinds of comments have been made in my absence," Erdogan told...

Syrian troops on Sunday seized the key Islamic State group bastion of Al-Qaryatain, dealing the jihadists a new blow in the country's centre a week after expelling them from Palmyra, state television said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group however said fighting was still...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- A humanitarian aid convoys reached two besieged towns by the Syrian regime in central Homs province, local reporter said on Sunday. 30 trucks loaded by food and medicine entered al-Dar al-Kabira and al-Ghanto towns west of Homs on Saturday as more aid to be delivered to...