Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians Saturday, one of the highest tolls since an October agreement aimed at stopping the fighting. The strikes hit locations in northern and southern Gaza, including an apartment building in Gaza City and a tent in Khan...

Syria’s government and Kurdish forces reached a comprehensive agreement on Friday that included the gradual integration of the Kurds’ forces and administration into the central state, following weeks of clashes between the two sides that led to a ceasefire. The agreement, shared by the...

Syria has marked one year since the Victory Conference that followed the Dec. 8, 2024 political change represented by the defeat of the ousted Assad, a milestone officials say ended decades of isolation and set the country on a path of domestic renewal and renewed Arab and international...

In the corridors of Syrian politics and in the salons of the elite concerned with public affairs, the name of former Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi has resurfaced, raising thorny questions about "the standards of patriotism" and "the jurisprudence of interests." The man...