Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews held a mass prayer in Jerusalem on Sunday in protest at a bill that would cut their community's military exemptions and end a tradition upheld since Israel's foundation. Ultra-Orthodox leaders had called on their men, women and children...

An al Qaeda splinter group in Syria has denied it was behind the killing of a prominent al Qaeda figure last week and appeared to reject an ultimatum from rival fighters to accept mediation or face all-out assault. The Islamic State in Iraq and the...

Swaida witnesses these days frequent fighting between the National Defense Army and Bedouin, especially in the Eastern and Western countryside, which could lead to serious sectarian conflict. The fighting between the two sides caused injuries for some people in their villages,...