At least 96 civilians, including 15 children, 11 women, were killed in May, the Syrian Network for Human Rights said in its monthly report.   The 24-page report detailed the death toll of victims documented killed by all conflict parties in Syria, focusing on the victims amongst...

An early election can be conducted in Syria if an agreement on the Constitution can be reached among parties, Russia's special representative to the Middle East and African countries said Thursday. Mikhail Bogdanov told reporters at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum that...

More than 200 Israeli settlers on Thursday stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem. The Islamic Endowment Department in Jerusalem said in a statement that 215 settlers guarded by Israeli police raided Haram al-Sharif from the Al-Maqaribe (Moroccans) Gate,...

The international tribunal in Lebanon probing the killing of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri canceled a session Thursday in the trial of suspected Hezbollah member Salim Ayyash for his role in the assassination. The court said it is running at a severe financial deficit and it may...

Israeli police said Thursday 2,142 Arab Israelis were detained in May in the aftermath of Israeli attacks in Jerusalem and Gaza. Police have filed indictments against 285 of the detainees. A total of 614 people are still in custody, while others have been released. At...

Danish lawmakers voted Thursday in favor of Denmark establishing a refugee reception center in a third country that is likely to be in Africa, a move that could be a first step toward moving the country’s asylum screening process outside of Europe. Legislation approved on a 70-24 vote with...

The 1967 Arab-Israel war, to all appearances, tilted the geopolitical environment of the Middle East in favor of Tel Aviv, following a humiliating defeat of a three-state Arab alliance. The six-day war ended with a UN-brokered cease-fire, but only after Israel occupied the Golan Heights,...

At the sprawling al-Hol camp, children pass their days roaming the dirt roads, playing with mock swords and black banners in imitation of Islamic State group militants. Few can read or write. For some, the only education is from mothers giving them IS propaganda. It has been more than...

Campaigning for the June 18 presidential election in Iran is in full swing, with candidates using state media and social media platforms to woo voters, amidst stringent pandemic curbs on gatherings. Seven contenders vying for the top executive post in the sanctions-battered country have...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents on Thursday pushed for a quick parliament vote to formally end his lengthy rule, hoping to head off any last-minute attempts by the premier to derail their newly announced coalition government. The latest political maneuvering began just...

Kurdish forces have shot dead six Arab protesters in the northern Syrian region of Manbij, a war monitor said Wednesday. The violence broke out at a demonstration against military conscription and against a backdrop of growing anger over a deepening economic crisis which the area's Kurdish...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents announced Wednesday that they have reached a deal to form a new governing coalition, paving the way for the ouster of the longtime Israeli leader. The dramatic announcement by opposition leader Yair Lapid and his main...

Greek border guards have begun using remote-sensing devices to monitor the movement of migrants entering Greece by river near a steel wall in the Evros River on the Greek-Turkish border to deter them from crossing, with river and land patrols using searchlights and long-range audio devices....

Turkey and the U.S. agreed to work together to ensure the uninterrupted delivery of humanitarian aid to northern Syria, after Russia signaled it could veto an extension of United Nations supplies sent across the Turkish border. The deal was reached during a meeting between U.S....

Farida Ramadan, a transgender woman, overcame major hurdles to transition in conservative Egypt, but she is still fighting for her rights in a country where LGBTQ+ people face acute stigma. Wearing a colourful headscarf, kohl eyeliner and crimson red lipstick, Ramadan, now in her fifties,...

China said Wednesday a flight by 16 military aircraft over hotly contested waters off Malaysia was routine training, after the Southeast Asian nation accused Beijing of breaching its sovereignty. Malaysia scrambled fighter jets Monday to intercept the Chinese air force transport planes that...

Incense burned gently in the corner of a sunlit room as South African traditional healer Makhosi Malatji fixed her smartphone into a tripod and reached for a small bag of divination bones. A young female face on the screen watched Malatji shake the pouch and scatter its contents across...

The al-Kawlaks, a family of four generations living next door to each other in downtown Gaza City, were utterly unprepared for the inferno. Like others, they were terrified by the heavy bombing in Israel's fourth war with Gaza's Hamas rulers that began May 10. The explosions felt more...

The Israeli army Tuesday destroyed a Syrian regime observation post in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, the third such operation in a year, a spokesperson said. The army "destroyed a forward observation post of the Syrian army that was set up in an Israeli area west of the Alfa line in...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The largest warship in the Iranian navy caught fire and later sank Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman under unclear circumstances, semiofficial news agencies reported. The Fars and Tasnim news agencies said efforts failed to save the support warship Kharg, named after the...