Middle East/Levant & Turkey

The explosion occurred in Jaramana, a suburb with significant Druze and Christian communities

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem also expressed support for the deployment of the Lebanese Army south of the Litani River amid evolving Lebanese-Syrian relations

Russian oil shipments to Syria jumped 75% to about 60,000 barrels per day this year, making Moscow the dominant crude supplier to Syria

The meeting marks the first visit by a Lebanese head of state to the White House in nearly 20 years

The United States announced on Wednesday that an agreement had been reached on the terms for implementing "pilot zones" between Israel and Lebanon

The bombings have raised fresh concerns about the Islamic State's resurgence as it tries to exploit the post-Assad transition

The decision marks a significant, coming a day after US President Trump said he would take Syria off the list of state sponsors of terrorism

According to Syrian state TV, Sharaa received Macron at the Presidential Palace after the explosions were heard

Lebanese President Aoun confirms White House meeting with US President Trump will happen sometime before the end of July

Ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara, the Turkish authorities have carried out a new wave of arrests targeting journalists, lawyers, dissidents, and activists.

The bombing occurred at a café situated near the primary judicial building in the capital, catching bystanders and visitors in the ares

Turkish leader’s remarks fit a familiar pattern of post-Oct. 7 rhetoric as ties between Ankara and Jerusalem remain in crisis

Israeli Foreign Minister Sa'ar’s upcoming cabinet resolution breaks decades of strategic silence, aiming a direct blow at Ankara’s institutionalized denial campaign amid soaring regional tension

Study of textbooks finds newly introduced materials reproduce the same antisemitic tropes, glorification of martyrdom and erasure of Israel

Among those arrested include military, political, and technical officials

The wife of one of the brothers is Russian and he speaks Russian himself; hence it is likely he will be appointed Ambassador to Russia

Naim Qassem reiterated the group’s firm opposition to direct talks with Israel. Qassem called on the Lebanese government to reverse its decision to criminalize Hezbollah’s military wing.

Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam says the agreement must include withdrawal as Beirut seeks US pressure on Israel and an extension of the truce

UNIFIL said it launched an investigation into the 'tragic incident' where 'fire from non-state actors, allegedly Hezbollah' killed French peacekeeper

'Syria has been brilliant at not engaging adversarially against Israel,' US envoy to Turkey Tom Barrack says at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum

Sources say the Lebanese leader demanded tangible steps before talks as Iran linked the ceasefire to nuclear negotiations

A 14-year-old student opened fire at middle school in Kahramanmaras province, authorities say

The US State Department official said the high-level meeting, the first such meeting since 1993, aims to secure the northern border as Hezbollah rejects negotiations

Turkish media say attackers, likely tied to ISIS, were armed with long guns; details are still emerging