UNITED NATIONS — The threat from Islamic State and al-Qaida extremists and their affiliates is most intense in parts of Africa, and risks are growing in Syria, which both groups view as a “a strategic ...

Syria’s embattled and increasingly isolated president has appealed to the leaders of a five-nation economic forum meeting in South Africa to help end his country’s two-year conflict. President Bashar ...

Netanyahu pledges support for Druze minority during visit Israel has expanded military presence in Syria post-Assad Syria demands return to original buffer zone, Israel refuses US-brokered talks for ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Islamic State extremists are exploiting instability in Africa and Syria and remain a significant threat in Afghanistan, Central Asia and Europe, U.N. counterterrorism experts ...

Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa urged Bedouin tribes to "fully commit" to a ceasefire aimed at ending clashes with Druze militias. The ceasefire was agreed on by Syria and Israel, and was ...

In 1985, there was Live Aid, a live concert with a global audience of 1.9 billion across 150 nations, organized by the Irish singer-songwriter Bob Geldof to benefit Ethiopian famine relief. Millions ...

The relentless suffering of Syrian civilians marks a shameful failure of political will and a new low in Syria’s long-running conflict, which this month reaches a depressing seventh anniversary, the ...

AMMAN, Jordan – United Nations agencies and humanitarian NGO partners launched a US$4.4 billion funding appeal today, designed to provide vital support in the coming year to more than five million ...

Jon Alterman testified before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Middle East & North Africa regarding the new Syrian government and strategies the U.S. can use to advance U.S. interests in the ...