The Palestinian group Hamas said Sunday that it has received from Israel a list containing the names of 1,468 Palestinian detainees arrested from the Gaza Strip during Tel Aviv’s two-year war. “The list was reviewed and cross-checked with the relevant bodies, and the status of all names was...

A new round of clashes between Druze armed groups and government forces in the province of Sweida in southern Syrian had subsided Friday but left fears of another escalation. Clashes on Thursday led to both sides blaming each other for violating a ceasefire that ended several days of...

Saudi Arabia plans imminently to boost commercial ties with Lebanon after Lebanese authorities demonstrated “efficacy” in curbing drug smuggling to the Kingdom over the past months, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing a senior Saudi official. Ties between Riyadh and Beirut have been...

Syria will help the US in confronting Iran and Hezbollah, its once allies, US envoy Tom Barrack said on Thursday, hailing the improving US-Syrian ties as a replacement from “estrangement” to “engagement.” Barrack, in a lengthy post on X, addressed this week’s historic visit to the...