Lebanon has no plans to have normal relations with Israel at the present time, and Beirut’s main aim is to reach a “state of ...

The longtime enemies have opened contacts, reflecting a power shift across a Middle East in which they have newfound common ...

Alikhbaria Syria reported that “Israeli occupation forces deliberately ignited fires in tens of dunams of land” near the separation fence west of the town of Al-Rafid in southwestern Syria. One dunam ...

Israel doesn’t exist to placate the feelings of its detractors and defamers. It exists to protect Jewish life and uphold Jewish dignity.

News about Bashar al-Assad, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

The two historic rivals are reportedly in advanced talks to end hostilities, but Netanyahu has much more to gain from the proposal ...

The country shares borders with five key regional actors, Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Israel and Lebanon, and faces an uncertain trajectory in the wake of the toppling of President Bashar al-Assad after ...

Syrian President Bashar Assad's ouster brings to a close nearly 25 years of his tight-grip rule during a brutal regime.

DAMASCUS, Syria — Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad fled to Moscow on Sunday, Russian media reported, hours after a stunning rebel advance took over the capital of Damascus and ended the ...

Read more: For decades Iran had tried to gain strategic depth in the Middle East, with the US estimating that Iran spent more than to prop up Bashar al-Assad in Syria from 2012 to 2020.

In Syria, its main state ally, Bashar al-Assad fell. Hezbollah is wounded and hors de combat.

The Islamic Republic has been a malign presence in the region, sponsoring terrorists, violent militias and despotic regimes, including that of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.