(Reuters) - Egypt has proposed a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza that would start on Tuesday, ending a week of cross-border warfare, and be followed by talks to prevent further hostilities. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu planned to convene...

(Reporting by Abdullah Raja; Translation by Dani Murad) National Coalition’s former president expressed his deep remorse for supporting Dr. Ahmad Tomeh, the president of the interim government, well-informed source told Zaman Alwasl....

GENEVA (Reuters) - Lebanon is at risk of crumbling as a state under the burden of 1.1 million Syrian refugees and foreign donors must make good on pledges of support to help it survive the crisis, the top U.N. official in the small coastal country warned on Monday. Political...

Beirut (AFP) - The jihadist Islamic State group took control of the rebel-held half of the eastern Syrian city of Deir Ezzor on Monday, buoyed by advances in neighbouring Iraq, a monitoring goup said. Rival rebel groups fighting forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad either gave...