Syria's new interim government is widely supported. But observers remain cautious over details for the country's democratic future. Is the political program inclusive enough to put Syria's feet back ...

Hamas confirmed for the first time on Thursday that Israeli killed the head of its military wing, Mohammed Deif, in an airstrike last year. Deif was one of the alleged ...

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani visited Damascus on Thursday and met newly declared transitional President Ahmed ...

The World Health Organization said on Thursday that over 2,000 people have been wounded by fighting in and around Congo's ...

Militants in the Gaza Strip have released eight hostages, handing them over to the Red Cross amid chaotic crowds as part of a swap in which 110 Palestinians are to ...

Qatar's emir Tamim bin Hamad arrived in Damascus on the first visit by a national leader since Assad was overthrown last December ...

The judge overseeing Menendez's case said a lengthy sentence was warranted to serve as both punishment and a deterrent to ...

Hamas released eight more hostages in Gaza Thursday as part of an ongoing ceasefire agreement with Israel in exchange for ...

Among those to be freed is Arbel Yehoud, whose release was at the center of a dispute that threatened to unravel the fragile ceasefire deal.

Ali Al-Ansari, media attache to the Qatari Embassy to the United States, told Newsweek his nation "appreciates the important ...

Former Sen. Bob Menendez and two New Jersey businessmen, Fred Daibes and Wael Hana, are sentenced on federal bribery and ...