The success of Jordan's military strikes against Syrian drug and weapon smugglers will depend on collaboration, not force, observers say. For the Syrian government, amphetamines remain a crucial income source. Jordan's  Air Force is increasingly striking targets in  Syria...

A leading war monitor said "a senior leader" was among the eight killed in Syria "in violent clashes between local factions" and an IS-affiliated group. A local leader and seven other members of a militia in southern Syria affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) group were killed Sunday in...

The Palestinian Prisoners Club said Thursday it has obtained testimonies confirming that Palestinian women prisoners were subjected to brutal beatings, humiliation and strip searches during their transfer to Hasharon prison in northern Israel.  According to the testimony of one of the...

The US and Israel have concluded a massive arms deal that includes the supply of F-35 and F-15 fighter jets to Tel Aviv, the Hebrew Channel 12 reported Thursday. The channel cited officials from the Israeli Defense Ministry who participated in the deal as saying an agreement has been reached...