The UN appealed on Friday for more than $4 billion in humanitarian assistance to combat food insecurity in Syria. UN humanitarian coordinator Adam Abdelmoula warned that funding was almost non-existent and lack of support would push more Syrians to emigrate. “At least 12.9...

DAMASCUS: Families in northwestern Syria are celebrating Ramadan in bomb-ravaged houses against the backdrop of a dire economic crisis, surging rents, and the ongoing 13-year civil war. During the holy month, Muslims traditionally go without food or drink from dawn to dusk, then break their...

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said the Israeli army started its aggression on Rafah, southern the Gaza Strip, without announcing it. In a statement, the ministry condemned the Israeli overnight airstrikes across Rafah that targeted civilian homes and left several Palestinians...

Israel early on Tuesday launched missiles at several military targets outside the Syrian capital Damascus resulting in some "material damage," Syria's defense ministry said. Syrian air defenses intercepted Israeli "missiles and shot down some of them," the ministry added in a statement....