Building islands off the coast avoids taking land from Israel, Egypt or Jordan, and modern technology is now capable of large ...

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

While some Palestinians were able to dig up miscellaneous items deep under the rubble, many felt hopeless after dreaming ...

No country has as much to gain from a stable Syria as Turkey, and few have as much to lose if it implodes. Turkey is home to ...

With an Israel-Hamas cease-fire set to begin, the shock waves from their war have reshaped the region in unexpected ways.

Syria’s new government has strongly condemned Israel’s incursions into a U.N.-monitored buffer zone, urging the international ...

When I talked with Israeli national-security officials last year, the most realistic of them spoke of Gaza’s future as ...

Sheikh Mohammed also promises to support the new administration and the rehabilitation of Syria’s infrastructure.

Shaybani, the Israeli side explained its military activity by the fact that "Hezbollah and Iranian militia fighters were in these areas who were attacking" Israel ...

But as a new government takes shape in Damascus, Syrians and foreign observers alike worry about how inclusive, ...

Negotiations to free remaining captives to begin on 16th day of potential ceasefire deal; talks advanced after 'tense' ...

Analysts and former officials warn that the Houthis, situated 2,000km away, are a vastly different and more complex challenge ...