The Syrian rebel coalition known as the Syrian National Army (SNA) has signed an action plan with the United Nations to prevent and end the recruitment of child soldiers. In an announcement on Monday by UN’s Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and...

BEIRUT (AP) — A gunman was captured by Lebanese soldiers after attempting to attack the U.S. Embassy near Beirut on Wednesday, the military said. The attack took place as tensions continued to simmer in the tiny Mediterranean country, where months of fighting between Hezbollah militants...

Israeli firefighting teams on Tuesday continued to battle against the fires that broke out as a result of rockets firing from southern Lebanon. According to the Times of Israel news website, the Fire and Rescue Services said its teams brought under control by morning most of the fires which...

BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli airstrikes around the Syrian city of Aleppo killed several people early on Monday, including an Iranian military adviser, the Syrian state media and Iranian news outlets reported. Israel did not immediately acknowledge the strikes. It was the first strike to kill an...