US President Donald Trump has officially recognised Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights, captured from Syria in 1967, in a move hailed as "historic justice" by the country's prime minister. Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces an election next month, was by Trump's side as he signed...

U.S. President Donald Trump announced last week that it was time for the U.S. to "fully recognize Israel’s sovereignty" over the Golan Heights. Although the announcement sparked huge condemnation and criticism from across the globe, including the UN Human Rights Council, EU, Turkey and...

U.S.-backed forces in Syria Monday called for the establishment of an international court in the country to try suspected Daesh (ISIS) militants. The announcement came two days after the group’s "caliphate" was declared defeated. "We call on the international community to establish a...

More than 9,000 foreigners, mostly children, linked to the Islamic State group are present in a camp for the displaced in northeast Syria, a Kurdish spokesman said Monday. The total number of foreigners in Al-Hol camp includes more than 6,500 children, Luqman Ahmi, official spokesman for...