Croatia has accepted Israel's offer to supply a dozen F-16 fighter jets for its air force, the government confirmed on Thursday. The deal to buy 12 jets that have been in use by the Israeli air force had been recommended by Croatia's national defense council earlier in the week....

Russia's Defense Ministry said on Thursday nearly 5,300 rebels and members of their families left Syria's Eastern Ghouta enclave on Wednesday, news agencies reported. Rebels left the town of Arbin for the northern province of Idlib, according to the Center for Reconciliation in Syria, a...

A Syrian man who is under U.S. sanctions for assisting the Syrian government received residency status in Hungary under a visa bond programme launched by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government, two Hungarian websites reported. The investigative portals Direkt36 and 444.hu said on...

A Lebanese army veteran set himself ablaze during a Wednesday demonstration held in Beirut to protest legislation related to pension entitlements.  The man, who has not been identified, reportedly set himself alight while protesting alongside dozens of other army veterans in...