Syria's interim rulers are trying to form a united national army after the fall of Bashar Assad late last year. But armed ...

Once Syria's most influential minority, Alawites struggle to move on from their association with a hated dictator.

Commercial flights between Turkey and Syria resumed Thursday after 13 years with a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to Damascus. Turkish media showed Syrian families draped in their national flag ...

The British cousin of an Israeli hostage held by Hamas in Gaza has described his family's ongoing anguish ahead of a milestone update on the fate of the remaining captives this weekend. Adam Ma'anit, ...

Turkey's national flag carrier resumed flights to the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday after a break of nearly 13 years, ...

An Israeli tank killed two Palestinians west of Gaza's Rafah on Thursday, the Gaza civil defence said. Israel and Hamas agreed to halt fighting in Gaza in a deal that went into effect on Sunday.

Displaced Gazans have returned to find their homes destroyed after Israel and Hamas agreed a fragile ceasefire, ending 15 ...