Syria expects to have its first transaction with a US bank “in a matter of weeks”, Syrian central bank governor Abdelkader Husriyeh said on Thursday, a day after a high-level meeting between Syrian and US commercial banks. The resumption of transfers between Syrian and US banks would be...

China urged Iran and Israel to “immediately” take steps to reduce tensions on Monday after Tehran unleashed a barrage of missile strikes on Israeli cities and Israel struck military targets deep inside Iran. “We urge all parties to immediately take measures to cool down the tensions,...

US President Donald Trump on Sunday urged Iran and Israel – who are locked in an exchange of military strikes – to “make a deal,” but suggested they might need to “fight it out” first. “I think it’s time for a deal,” Trump told reporters, as Israel and Iran exchanged a...

At least nine people were injured in northern and southern Israel following a fresh wave of Iranian missile attacks, Israeli authorities said Sunday. According to Israel’s National Emergency Service, Magen David Adom, seven people were wounded in the northern city of Haifa, while two others...