Iran warns of a harsh response to anticipated US sanctions and other Middle East news
Iran warned that U.S. sanctions set to be announced would not bring peace to the region. Meanwhile, Israeli…
US envoy clarifies comments on Israel’s Golan Heights occupation
BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. special envoy to Syria and ambassador to Turkey on Sunday walked back his…
US envoy Barrack says Israel gave no warning ahead of Syria air strike
ISTANBUL (AP) — Israel did not warn the United States before it struck an air base in northern…
Iran dismisses Trump’s economic threats and warns of public resentment
Iran on Thursday dismissed threats by U.S. President Donald Trump of economic pain and isolation for the country,…
Israeli strikes hit the Abu Duhur air base in northwest Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israeli airstrikes on an air base in northwest Syria early Tuesday caused material damage…
Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother…
Syria to take back Tartous and Hmeimim military bases from Russia
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Russian forces in Syria will give up control of two strategic bases on the…
Explosion kills 2 people in Jaramana, Syria
JARAMANA, Syria (AP) — An explosion Thursday in a suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus killed at least…
Fringe Israeli settler group seeks to establish a Jewish settlement in southern Syria
NAHARIYA, Israel (AP) — The Israeli military was about to launch a nighttime strike on a group of…
US oil firms sign deals with Iraq to develop alternative shipping routes
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. companies signed roughly $60 billion in agreements and partnerships with the Iraqi government Friday,…
Syria stops weapons smuggling to Hezbollah at Iraq border
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian authorities at the country’s border with Iraq thwarted an attempt to smuggle weapons…
Syria’s newly elected parliament holds first session post-Assad
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s newly elected parliament on Sunday held its first session since the ouster of…