Syria is eyeing closer ties with Japan, the world’s third-largest economy, as it recovers from years of civil war.

Israel's cabinet was set to vote Friday on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, an official said, with mediator the ...

The fates of a baby and his four-year-old brother, taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, 2023, have been on everyone's mind in ...

Trump’s next national security adviser, Mike Waltz, emphasized on Wednesday that the incoming administration will place Saudi ...

At the last minute, negotiators in Doha managed to seal the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal that had eluded the Biden ...

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The move comes over a week after the Biden administration imposed sanctions on Rapid Support Forces leader Mohamed Hamdan ...

Human Rights Watch on Thursday called for punishment for the "heinous crimes" committed "on and since October 7, 2023," in ...

The war in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas, which on Wednesday agreed a ceasefire, has killed tens of thousands of ...

Israel and Hamas are accusing each other of blocking the deal announced on Wednesday for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release ...

Jared Kushner set up Affinity Partners in 2021 after serving in his role as Donald Trump’s senior White House advisor during ...

Palestinian militant group Hamas has been significantly battered by 15 months of war in Gaza but has not suffered the ...