The Israeli military spokesperson has said Palestinian fighters infiltrated Israeli cities through land, air and sea in the ongoing assault. According to the Ynet news website, the spokesperson said small vessels came from the sea, paragliders landed from the air and dozens of...

The passing of renowned Syrian author Khaled Khalifa has shocked the community at home and abroad. Khaled died at his home in Damascus after a sudden heart attack, at the age of 59. I met Khaled Khalifa in Damascus in the early 1990s, just as his fame as a screenwriter was taking off, and we...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine had little reason to celebrate when U.S. lawmakers approved a spending bill Saturday that averted a widely expected government shutdown. The measure didn't include the $6 billion in military assistance that Ukraine said it urgently needed. Now the Pentagon, White...

By Sinan Hatahet In the intricate ballet of Middle Eastern geopolitics, Syria stands as a symbol of the delicate equilibrium between consensus and competition, a dance choreographed since 2011. Once a canvas for regional contention, the country mirrors the broader tensions and alignments...