Jordan's state security court has convicted five Syrians of helping Daesh (ISIS) militants carry out a 2016 car bomb attack that led to the closure of the Syrian-Jordanian border. The court on Monday imposed the death penalty on one defendant and sentenced three to life in prison. A...

Media activists opposed to the Syrian government have documented much of the worst of the war in Syria. However, as President Bashar al-Assad regains control of opposition-held territory, these civilian journalists fear they will have no place in Syria’s future. “It’s not like I...

Libya will investigate alleged slave trading in the country, the internationally recognized government announced Sunday, following the release of video footage appearing to show migrants being auctioned off. Chaos-ridden Libya has long been a major transit hub for migrants trying to...

Hamas began ceding control of the Gaza Strip's border crossings with Israel and Egypt to U.S.-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday under an agreement brokered by Cairo to end a decade of internal schism. The move marked the most concrete implementation of the Oct. 11...