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Negotiators are zeroing in on a potential deal to resolve one of the most explosive questions looming over Syria's future: ...

An exit interview with America’s top aid official after confronting a turbulent series of humanitarian crises.

A train station in Damascus was once the pride of the Syrian capital, an essential link between Europe and the Arabian Peninsula during the Ottoman Empire and then a national transit hub.

As it became increasingly clear that Syrians were not imminently leaving Turkey, the Turkish government formalized the ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says his Cabinet won’t meet to approve the agreement for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages until Hamas backs ...

Iraq is trying to convince powerful armed factions in the country that have fought U.S. forces and fired rockets and drones ...

Aaron Zelin of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy talks with NPR's Leila Fadel about the group that now controls Syria and why it's so hard to shed the label of "terrorists." ...

The United States and Qatar announced a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, pausing the devastating 15-month war in ...

Multiple officials say Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza and the release dozens of hostages after more than ...

DOHA, Qatar — Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal, mediators announced Wednesday, pausing a devastating 15-month war ...