The Palestinian Authority sent the first shipment of coronavirus vaccines to the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Wednesday, two days after accusing Israel of preventing it from dispatching the doses amid objections from some Israeli lawmakers. Palestinian Health Minister Mai Alkaila said in a...

With the help of Russian mediation, Damascus is securing the release of two Syrians held in Israel in exchange for releasing an Israeli woman that entered Syria by mistake, Syria’s official news agency reported Wednesday. The report did not provide details on when the Syrians were...

 Iranian and Russian militaries have kicked off a joint naval drill in the Indian Ocean aimed at boosting the security of maritime trade in the region, Iran’s state TV reported Tuesday. The TV said units from Iran’s Navy and the powerful Revolutionary Guard’s navy will take part...

Donald Trump had to be talked down from ordering the assassination of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, according to a former adviser. KT Macfarland, former deputy national security adviser, said that weeks after he took office in 2017, the former president insisted that he would “take...