Middle East
Syrian government and SDF agree to de-escalate after Aleppo violence
The Syrian government and Kurdish-led forces on Monday ordered their fighters to cease fire following deadly clashes that came as Turkey’s top ...Lebanon claims first phase of Hezbollah’s disarmament close to complete
Lebanon is close to completing the disarmament of Hezbollah south of the Litani River, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Saturday, as ...US carries out ‘massive’ strike against IS in Syria
By W.G. DUNLOP with Nader DURGHAM in Beirut AP US forces struck more than 70 Islamic State group targets in Syria on ...Syria, Kurdish forces race to salvage integration deal
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi, Timour Azhari, Maya Gebeily and Jonathan Spicer Reuters Syrian, Kurdish and U.S. officials are scrambling ahead of a year-end deadline to ...Iraq welcomes first European flight to Baghdad in 35 years
A flight operated by Greece’s Aegean Airlines touched down in Baghdad on Tuesday, the first European passenger plane to land in the ...Hamas chief negotiator says Israel’s killing of senior commander threatens ceasefire
By Menna Alaaeldin and Muhammad Al Gebaly Reuters Hamas’ chief negotiator Khalil Al-Hayya said on Sunday that a targeted assassination by Israel ...Syria marks one year since toppling of Bashar al-Assad
Syrians mark the first anniversary of the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad and his iron-fisted rule on Monday, as the fractured nation struggles ...Israel launches fresh strikes on south Lebanon after warnings
By Mahmoud Zayyat AFP Israeli raids hit south Lebanon on Thursday as its military said it was striking Hezbollah weapons storage facilities, ...Gaza death toll rises to 70,000 as repeated outbreaks of violence test ceasefire
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza on Saturday said more than 70,000 people have been killed since the war between Israel and ...Israeli forces kill at least 13 people in raid on Syrian village
By The Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria — Israeli forces raided a Syrian village and opened fire when they were confronted by residents ...














