A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced former ruler Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia, after convicting him over charges of "war crimes" and "crimes against humanity" during the country's civil war.

An Israeli drone strike in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh wounded two people, Lebanon's Health Ministry said Tuesday. The ministry's Emergency Operations Center said the strike was carried out ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he discussed a drone deal and food security with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday. "There are domains in which Ukraine and Saudi Arabia can ...

Democratic Republic of Congo said on Tuesday that confirmed Ebola deaths had reached 2,011, the latest ⁠grim milestone in what health officials have described as the fastest-spreading outbreak on ...

Report by Amal Shehadeh, English adaptation by Yasmine Jaroudi Optimism in Tel Aviv over the prospects of progress in ...

Leaking crude oil from a tanker grounded off a nature reserve in Oman has created a slick covering almost 400 square ...

The Yemeni military said seven people including military personnel and civilians were killed and 30 others wounded in a ...

Iran has changed its secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, appointing former Revolutionary Guards commander ...

Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to six on Monday, compared with a 10-day average of about 11 vessels, shipping data showed, amid fading hopes of a peace deal between the U.S. and ...

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Tuesday that negotiations with Israel are making progress and remain preferable to the consequences of another destructive war, stressing that Lebanon will not ...

Six airports damaged in Monday's earthquake in Colombia have suspended operations, the civil aeronautics agency said. These airports in western Colombia serve Pereira, Manizales, Quibdo, Armenia, ...

The U.S. and Israel are intensifying their financial campaign against the group's funding networks, particularly the flow of money from Iran, according to a report by The New York Times. The campaign ...