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Israel watching Syria closely after 'historic' fall of Assad
JERUSALEM - Israel has watched the rapid overthrow of the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with a mixture of hope and...
Dec 9, 20242 min read


Iron-fisted Assad never quelled the Syrian rebels who came back to topple him
Syria's Bashar al-Assad used Russian and Iranian firepower to beat back rebel forces during years of civil war but never defeated them,...
Dec 8, 20245 min read


Syrian rebels say they have toppled Assad in state television announcement
AMMAN/BEIRUT/CAIRO - Syrian rebels said on Sunday that they have ended Bashar al-Assad's 24-year authoritarian rule, in their first...
Dec 8, 20244 min read


Another bleak Christmas in Bethlehem as Christian families quit West Bank
BETHLEHEM, West Bank - For a second year running, there is no Christmas cheer in Bethlehem, with tourists shunning the Palestinian city...
Dec 2, 20243 min read


Exclusive-Iran plans new uranium-enrichment expansion, IAEA report says
VIENNA - Iran has informed the U.N. nuclear watchdog that it plans to install more than 6,000 extra uranium-enriching centrifuges at its...
Nov 29, 20243 min read


Israel-Hezbollah truce holds, displaced Lebanese begin to journey home
BEIRUT - A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah held on Wednesday under a deal brokered by the U.S. and France as...
Nov 28, 20244 min read


Rainstorms flood tents of Gaza's displaced as Israel steps up strikes
CAIRO/GAZA - Heavy rains flooded tent encampments of displaced Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Monday, adding seasonal winter...
Nov 27, 20243 min read


Major food aid 'scale-up' underway to famine-hit Sudan, WFP says
GENEVA - More than 700 trucks are on their way to famine-stricken areas of Sudan as part of a major scale-up after clearance came through...
Nov 27, 20242 min read


Prospect of Lebanon ceasefire leaves Gazans feeling abandoned
CAIRO - The prospect of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah without a similar deal with Hamas in Gaza has left...
Nov 27, 20243 min read


Biden to push for Gaza ceasefire after Israel-Lebanon deal
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday his administration was pushing for an elusive ceasefire in Gaza and that it is...
Nov 27, 20241 min read


Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire brokered by US and France, to take effect Wednesday
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT/JERUSALEM -A ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed group Hezbollah will take effect on Wednesday after both sides...
Nov 27, 20244 min read


Facts-What does the US-brokered truce ending Israel-Hezbollah fighting include?
BEIRUT - Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah are set to implement a ceasefire on Wednesday as part of a U.S.-proposed deal for a...
Nov 27, 20243 min read
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