A Gaza ceasefire agreement has been reached, Al Arabiya reported Wednesday evening, citing a US official. US President-elect Donald Trump later said a deal had been reached to release hostages held in Gaza. His comments, made on his Truth Social platform, came after an official said...

Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate  Nawaf Salam  said on Tuesday his hands are extended to everyone, in a gesture to the Iran-backed Hezbollah group that accused opponents of seeking to exclude it by nominating him for the post. Salam, nominated by a majority of Lebanese lawmakers...

Negotiators were trying to hammer out the final details of a  ceasefire in Gaza  on Wednesday after marathon talks in Qatar, and US and Egyptian leaders promised to stay in close contact about a deal over the coming hours. More than eight hours of talks in Doha had fueled optimism....

Human Rights Watch stressed the need for the Syrian government to preserve evidence and documents related to detainees who were in the prisons of the ousted regime. The human rights organization said that tens of thousands of Syrians were forcibly disappeared by the security and...