A senior member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party said in an interview broadcast Sunday that the Israeli government will not accept a Palestinian state with the borders favored by the Palestinians and the international community, a new hurdle to U.S. Secretary of State John...

    The National Coalition leader, George Sabra has set off  alarm bells, warning of the danger of new massacres in the southern Homs, specifically in the town of Bouweida (20 km) south of the city. Sabra quoted several appeals from the residents of the besieged town...

 Syria's arsenal of chemical weapons has existed for several decades and is considered one of the biggest in the Middle East, but its exact makeup and size remain guesswork as few facts have emerged. UN investigators said Tuesday said they had "reasonable grounds" to believe both sides...

  Inside a furniture-free caravan in the Jordanian desert, sixteen women and girls and a plump boy wedge themselves in a circle around a 15 -year-old girl and a woman doing her hair. The hairdresser combs through one-inch sections, spraying on a fixative before twisting...