Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused to rule out killing Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Monday, saying this would “end the conflict.” “It’s not going to escalate the conflict; it’s going to end the conflict,” Netanyahu said in an interview with ABC News....

China urged Iran and Israel to “immediately” take steps to reduce tensions on Monday after Tehran unleashed a barrage of missile strikes on Israeli cities and Israel struck military targets deep inside Iran. “We urge all parties to immediately take measures to cool down the tensions,...

The notorious Rukban displacement camp in the Syrian desert, a dark emblem of the country’s civil war, has closed, with the last remaining families returning to their hometowns. Syrian Information Minister Hamza al-Mustafa said on Saturday on X that with the dismantlement of the camp, “a...

Syrian Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management Raed al-Saleh announced on Tuesday the merger of the Syrian Civil Defense with the Ministry of Emergency Management, a move described as a historic shift in humanitarian and relief work within Syria. The announcement came during an...