On the second leg of his maiden papal trip, Leo was visiting Lebanon at a precarious moment for the small Mediterranean country after years of successive crises. He is fulfilling a promise of Pope ...

Arrested Al-Jamaa al-Islamiya members in southern Syria admitted ties to Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran, as Israel, Syria and the US navigate rising regional tensions.

Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s iconic Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn't stop to pray, as he focused more on bolstering ties with Orthodox patriarchs and promoting courageous steps for Eastern and ...

Syria will build a new oil refinery with a capacity of 150,000 barrels per day, the Syrian energy minister told government-owned Ekhbariya television.

Amnesty International's secretary general says Syria's new authorities show some commitment to reform, transitional justice ...

Israel is considering an escalation of airstrikes in Syria after IDF soldiers were injured during a deadly clash with Syrians ...

A sprawling fundraising scandal is convulsing Islamist circles from Istanbul to Amman after allegations that nearly $500 ...

President Ahmed al-Sharaa visited Syria's northern city of Aleppo Saturday as the country marks a year since a lightning ...

Pope Leo XIV has made his first visit to a mosque since his election, and while he removed his shoes as a sign of respect, he did not appear to pray.

When the regime fell, Suleiman went to Sednaya prison in search of her sisters. Surrounded by families of the missing, piles ...

Israeli incursion into Al-Asha village is met with resident refusal of 'aid'; Damascus urges UN intervention following deadly ...

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