NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A shipment of humanitarian aid left a port in Cyprus on Thursday morning and was on its way to the U.S-built pier in Gaza, the first delivery to the newly built ramp, Cyprus’ foreign minister said. The relief is desperately needed, with the United Nations saying...

Scores of Syrian women and children linked to the Islamic State group left a  sprawling camp in northeast Syria  Wednesday and headed home to the eastern province of Deir el-Zour following mediation by tribal leaders. The latest batch of people to leave al-Hol camp, which houses...

Palestinian resistance group Hamas said on Thursday that it still accepts a Gaza cease-fire proposal drawn by Egypt and Qatar. Indirect talks between Hamas and Israel resumed in Egypt on Thursday to reach a Gaza cease-fire and hostage swap between the two sides. “Our delegation left...

Two more Hezbollah fighters were killed in clashes with Israeli forces near the border with Lebanon, the Lebanese group said on Thursday. The group identified the slain fighters as Ali Ahmed Hamza and Ahmed Hassan Maatouq, without providing any details about the circumstances leading to...