Israeli warplanes pounded Hamas-ruled Gaza early Tuesday in response to Palestinian fire balloon attacks across the border, the Israeli army said. The strikes came as visiting Egyptian security officials strove to defuse the latest uptick in violence, a Hamas source said. "Fighter jets...

Warnings by Western officials over the need for reforms in Lebanon had often been met with disappointing responses by the country's political leaders, a senior United Nations official said Monday following this month's Beirut port explosion. US and French officials visiting the city after...

The US-led coalition in Syria said Monday a patrol had come under attack and engaged in a firefight near a pro-government checkpoint in the country's northeast. "After receiving safe passage from the pro-regime forces, the patrol came under small arms fire from individuals in the vicinity...

Syrian state media and an opposition war monitoring group reported that a U.S. helicopter gunship on Monday attacked a Syrian army checkpoint in the country’s northeast, killing two soldiers and wounding two others. According to the reports, the attack came after the Syrian army...