Syria is pinning its hopes on the Sultanate of Oman for a return to the Arab fold with President Bashar Assad remaining at the country’s helm. Syria’s membership of the Arab League was suspended in 2011 over its deadly crackdown on protesters at the start of the country’s civil...

After a hard-fought election, an Arab Islamist could choose Israel's next prime minister. You read that correctly. Tuesday's elections have left a razor-thin margin between a right-wing coalition led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a diverse array of parties bent on ousting...

The government order on the night of March 24, 2020, was abrupt but clear: In four hours, India and its 1.4 billion people would be locked down entirely because of the coronavirus. As the clock struck midnight, the world's second-most populous country came to a screeching halt,...

Airstrikes in northwest Syria near the Turkish border that killed a person and set afire trucks used to distribute aid targeted areas considered the safest in the rebel-held region, a top U.N. official said Monday. The strikes on several locations a day earlier angered Turkey, prompting...