Middle East
Syrians vote in election certain to give Assad new mandate
Polling stations opened on Wednesday across Syria in a presidential election that is set to usher Bashar al-Assad into a fourth term ...Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds, Egyptian mediators shuttle between the two sides
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip held on Saturday as Egyptian mediators pressed on with talks ...Palestinians claim victory as Gaza truce faces early test
Palestinians rallied by the thousands early Friday after a cease-fire took effect in the latest Gaza war, with many viewing it as ...Israel agrees Gaza ceasefire after 11 days of intense fighting with Hamas
-Israel and Hamas will cease fire across the Gaza Strip border as of 2 a.m. on Friday (2300 GMT Thursday), an official ...Renewed violence over Gaza despite ceasefire moves gaining momentum
Diplomatic moves towards a ceasefire in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict gathered pace on Thursday after U.S. President Joe Biden called for a de-escalation, ...Israel’s Netanyahu ‘determined’ to continue Gaza operation
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Wednesday to press ahead with a fierce military offensive in the Gaza Strip, pushing back against ...All eyes on Hezbollah as tensions rise on Israel border
Israel’s deadly Gaza offensive has many eyes trained on the Lebanese border for a Hezbollah reaction, but observers argue the Iran-backed movement ...World powers urge truce as Israel-Palestinian conflict rages
Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes and Palestinian militants resumed cross-border rocket fire on Tuesday after a brief overnight lull during which ...Israel, Hamas trade fire in Gaza as war rages on
Israel carried out a wave of airstrikes on what it said were militant targets in Gaza, leveling a six-story building, and militants ...Israel-Gaza conflict rages on despite U.S., regional diplomacy
Israel pummeled Gaza with air strikes on Monday and Palestinian militants launched rockets at Israeli cities despite a flurry of U.S. and ...














