ADEN, Yemen: The United States has laid off 360 local staff in Yemen three years after closing its embassy as a civil war spread in the impoverished Arabian Peninsula country. Ambassador Matthew Tueller wrote to workers saying new U.S. State Department regulations about suspended...

Israel's Minister of Intelligence Israel Katz said Sunday that by striking key Iranian sites in Syria, Israel sent a clear message to Iran that it would not tolerate an Iranian military foothold on its doorstep and would act decisively to counter any further provocations. The wave of...

The United States fully supports Israel's right to defend itself against threats, a Pentagon spokesman said after Israel said it struck 12 Iranian and Syrian targets in Syria, including Syrian air defense systems. "The [U.S.] Department of Defense did not participate in this military...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Israeli airstrikes on Iranian sites in Syria following the crash of its F-16 fighter jet have drawn to surface the mounting influence of the key regional power. Figures revealed the Iranian opposition and leaked documents issued by the regime army show that at...