Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.

A cousin of the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad who was involved in suppressing the protests that started the 2011 uprising has been detained inside Syria, according to state news agency SANA.

His pain pours out, like a long cry from Syria’s dungeons, a cry that was silenced during more than half a century of rule by brutal despots, Bashar al-Assad ... a poster of Mr. Assad.

If Netanyahu and MBS are serious, they must find a way to act swiftly before regional tensions or political instability ...

Already, the fragile deal has come under considerable stress, and it could collapse in the weeks to come. Yet for the time ...

The Israeli organization representing families of hostages held in the Gaza Strip celebrated the news Friday that three ...