The Israel military said early Monday that it struck Palestinian militants targets in Gaza and Syria in response to rockets fired toward southern Israel on Sunday evening, hours after Israel said it killed a Palestinian militant who tried to place a bomb along the Israel-Gaza barrier fence....

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Heavy clashes reported in the southern countryside of Idlib province between regime forces and Turkish-backed factions as Damascus mobilizes troops to invade the town of Kafranbel, local activists said Sunday.  Bashar al-Assad’s forces have captured three...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian activists on Sunday reported summary executions of civilians by regime forces in the western countryside of Aleppo province. Activist Suhali Abdul Rahman said Saturday's executions followed the capture of the towns of al-Mansoura and Kafr Dael where regime forces...

Fears mounted Saturday over the rise of new cases and fatalities outside China from the new coronavirus outbreak, as the World Health Organization warned of a shrinking window to stem the spread of the deadly disease.  The warning came as the first European died from the new COVID-19...