Palestinians rallied by the thousands Friday after a cease-fire took effect in the latest Gaza war, with many viewing it as a costly but clear victory for the Islamic militant group Hamas. Israel vowed to respond with a “new level of force” to further hostilities. The 11-day war...

While the Biden administration is still in the midst of a policy review of the Middle East, Russia has intensified its military deployments in Syria, in particular the northeast, to weaken the influence and interests of the US in the war-torn country. Russian troops recently blocked an...

Moscow has said it will only allow aid to enter Syria through regime-controlled border crossings, despite warnings from the UN it could lead to a humanitarian disaster. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has urged his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov to secure the entry of...

Thousands of people in the Gaza Strip and across the occupied Palestinian territory poured into the streets to celebrate a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian armed groups. The ceasefire, which was  welcomed  internationally, was brokered by Egypt in the early hours of Friday...