An Arab Israeli has crossed into Syria using a paraglider, the army said Sunday, with the apparent goal of joining rebel fighters there. Late Saturday afternoon "a surveillance post identified an Israeli civilian entering Syrian territory using a paraglider," an army statement read. "The...

Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia on Saturday threatened to close their borders if EU countries to the north stop accepting migrants, as European leaders prepare for emergency talks on the continent's worst refugee crisis since World War II. Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said the...

  Death toll of Syrian regime troops fighting ISIS in northern Aleppo province has reached 60, well-informed source told Zaman al Wasl Saturday. Fighters of the ultra-hardline Islamic State group took control of a section of road southeast of Aleppo on Friday, threatening the regime army's...

US Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday that Israel has agreed on steps to calm tensions over Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque, at the centre of Palestinian unrest, including 24-hour security cameras. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was to announce details of the measures...