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Russia says Syrians must decide future of their country
Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Monday it was up to Syrians to determine their own future and called for an "inclusive" government...
Dec 17, 20242 min read


Israeli team in Doha talks on potential Gaza deal, official says
DOHA - An Israeli technical team is in Doha for working-level talks with Qatari mediators on "remaining issues" in a Gaza ceasefire and...
Dec 17, 20241 min read


Family of US activist killed in West Bank says Blinken offers no prospect of US inquiry
WASHINGTON - The family of a Turkish-born American human rights activist killed by Israel in the occupied West Bank pleaded with...
Dec 17, 20242 min read


Trump says Turkey holds the key to Syria's future
PALM BEACH, Florida - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that Turkey will "hold the key" to what happens in Syria, where...
Dec 17, 20242 min read


Explainer-What is the significance of the Golan Heights?
The Israeli government decided on Sunday to double its population on the occupied Golan Heights while saying threats from Syria remained...
Dec 17, 20244 min read


UN Syria envoy says UN plans to offer all kinds of help to Syrian people
DUBAI- The United Nations intends to offer all kinds of help to the Syrian people, UN Syria envoy Geir Pedersen told Syrian rebel leader...
Dec 17, 20241 min read


Trump and Netanyahu discuss Gaza hostages and Syria, Israeli PM says
JERUSALEM/WEST PALM BEACH, Florida - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump about...
Dec 17, 20242 min read


Defence minister orders Israeli troops to prepare to spend winter on Mount Hermon
JERUSALEM - Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has ordered Israeli troops to prepare to stay over the winter on Mount Hermon, a...
Dec 17, 20242 min read


Blinken says US working to bring Travis Timmerman home from Syria
AQABA, Jordan - The United States is working to bring home an American citizen found on Thursday in Syria, U.S. Secretary of State Antony...
Dec 13, 20242 min read


Israeli strike on Gaza post office kills 30 Palestinians
CAIRO -An Israeli strike on a post office sheltering Gaza residents killed at least 30 Palestinians and wounded 50, medics said, and the...
Dec 13, 20242 min read


Russia in contact with Syrian rebels, hopes to keep military bases, Interfax reports
MOSCOW - Russia has established direct contact with the political committee of Syria's Islamist rebel group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the...
Dec 13, 20242 min read


Their labour in demand, Germany's Syrians are in no rush to leave
BERLIN - It took only a few hours after the fall of Bashar al-Assad for some German politicians to begin suggesting it was time for...
Dec 13, 20243 min read
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