Syria
US rescues second stranded airman, Iran strikes Kuwait oil complex
Trump gives Iran 48 hours to make a deal • Search for US pilot continues • IDF strikes petrochemical complex in Iran
Syrian-Lebanese border closed after IDF issues evacuation notice - report
Cross-border tunnels spotlight Syria-Lebanon smuggling, security tensions
Turkey’s rearrest of fugitive revives mystery of Syrian defector’s disappearance
Turkey calls for Britain's MI6 to assist with protection of Syria's Sharaa
It was unclear what specifically Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization, or MIT, had asked of MI6, or what new role, if any, MI6 had taken up.
Man who stabbed Spanish tourist at Berlin Holocaust memorial sentenced to 13 years in prison
His victim was slashed in the neck and face, hospitalized and placed into a coma, and still is unable to work, the court was told.
Syria opens Mediterranean-Aleppo air corridor that could help ease regional snarl
Royal Jordanian is expected to use the Mediterranean corridor on Friday for a flight from Amman to Aleppo as part of the phased return of air traffic.
Will Donald Trump give up on the Red Sea? - opinion
It is estimated that 15% of global trade goes through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal.
A small Herzliya museum brings Israel's most famous spy to life
In a small museum in Herzliya, Eli Cohen’s secret life unfolds in documents, artifacts, and a new English tour.
Syria sends thousands of troops to Lebanon border, sources say
Syrian officers said the move was aimed at preventing arms and drugs smuggling as well as blocking Iran-backed Lebanese Hezbollah or other terrorists from infiltrating Syria.
US urges citizens to immediately depart over a dozen Middle Eastern countries, including Israel
Mora Namdar, the State Department's assistant secretary for consular affairs, said US citizens should leave using available commercial transportation "due to safety risks."
Israel must stop Damascus from absorbing Sweida - opinion
Damascus’s plan for Sweida could reshape Israel’s northern frontier.
Collapse of Iran’s regime may mark end of Syria’s role as an ‘open arena for conflict’ - analysis
A woman in Qamishli told The Media Line: “Any retreat in the influence of forces that participated in the war may help turn the page on the past.”
As Middle East redraws post-Iran war maps, new alignments are leaving Israel behind - opinion
Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt are forging alliances, reshaping Middle East politics as old enemies fade and new regional ties emerge.
