60 Years After He Was Hanged, Israel Recovers Syrian Archive Belonging to Famous Spy Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shared some of the 2,500 items relating to Eli Cohen, an Israeli spy who infiltrated the...
Trump Lays Out Mideast Vision as He Looks to Revamp US Approach in Iran, Syria and Beyond With his carrot and stick approach, Trump gave the clearest indication yet of his vision for remaking the region, where goals...
Israeli Military Strikes near Syria's Presidential Palace After Warning over Sectarian Attacks Israel’s air force struck near Syria's presidential palace after warning Syrian authorities not to march toward villages...
Congress Members Pay an Unofficial Visit to Damascus as US Mulls Sanctions Relief A pair of Republican Congress members were in the Syrian capital on an unofficial visit organized by a Syrian-American...
Israeli Defense Minister Says Troops Will Remain in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria Indefinitely Israel’s defense minister said that troops will remain in so-called security zones in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria...
Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria Has Been Killed, Iraqi Prime Minister Says The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national...
Syrian Leader Signs Constitution that Puts the Country under an Islamist Group's Rule for 5 Years Syria's interim president signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five years during a...
Syria's Worst Violence in Months Reopens Wounds of the Civil War Here’s a look at the latest violence in the war-wracked country.
Syria's Government Signs a Breakthrough Deal with Kurdish-Led Authorities in the Northeast Syria’s central government has reached a deal with the Kurdish-led authority that controls the country’s northeast, including...
Suspect in Fatal Stabbing in Austria Had an 'Islamic Terror Motive,' Officials Say It was unclear how long the suspect had been in Austria, although authorities said he had a residence permit.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...