- Ahmed hailed as ‘hero’ by Australian officials, and US President Donald Trump ISTANBUL When Ahmed al-Ahmad ran and wrestled a gun from a shooter at Bondi beach in Sydney, he was simply thinking of saving the victims, “whether they are Jews, Israelis, or anyone else,” his uncle...

Syria has arrested five people suspected of having links to the  shooting of US and Syrian troops  in the central Syrian town of Palmyra on Saturday, the interior ministry said on Sunday. Two US Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed by an attacker who targeted a...

Four members of Syria’s security forces were shot dead in the country’s northwest on Sunday, state media reported. According to the interior ministry statement, the victims belonged to the road security department of the interior ministry. Their patrol was attacked while on duty along...

Lebanon is ready to demarcate its border with Syria, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Friday, noting that resolving the dispute over the Shebaa Farms can be deferred to a later stage. Speaking during his meeting with a media delegation in Beirut, Aoun said the pace of bilateral relations...