Syrian and Israeli officials recently held direct talks in Azerbaijan, according to reports, signifying momentum towards ending Israel's belligerent actions against the new government in Damascus.

Nearly 150 people in the Gaza Strip have been killed in the last 24 hours, as the Israeli military said on Saturday it had launched "extensive strikes" as part of a new offensive in the Palestinian ...

The United Nations announced Friday it is scaling back its humanitarian aid goals in Yemen and Somalia in the latest fallout from a drastic drop in funding from member states. It said the cuts are ...

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused Donald Trump on Saturday of lying when the US president said during his Gulf tour this week that he wanted peace in the region. On the contrary, ...

Arab leaders on Saturday urged the international community to press for a Gaza ceasefire during a summit in Baghdad, as Israel launched an expanded military offensive in the Palestinian territory. In ...

The Arab League is meeting in Baghdad on Saturday to discuss Gaza and other regional crises, but some key leaders are expected to miss the talks that come straight after US President Donald Trump's ...

The Trump administration may be working on a plan to displace as many as 1 million people from Gaza and permanently resettle them in war-torn Libya. US officials allegedly opened talks with Libyan ...

Russian negotiators at peace talks in Istanbul demanded Ukraine pull its troops out of all the Ukrainian regions claimed by Moscow before they would agree to a ceasefire, a senior Ukrainian official ...

One person was killed in an Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon on Saturday, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. The attack targeted a car near the town of Zrarieh, Lebanon's National News ...

The UN's rights chief on Friday denounced Israel's sharp escalation of attacks in Gaza -- and an apparent push to permanently displace the population -- as amounting to "ethnic cleansing". "This ...

Brendan O'Hara is the Scottish National Party’s Middle East Spokesperson and MP for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber. He has been an MP continually since May 2015, making him one of the longest-serving ...

Iran met with European powers on Friday to discuss its nuclear negotiations with Washington, while US President Donald Trump issued a new threat unless the Iranians "move quickly" towards a deal. The ...