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Chaos rarely takes a holiday in the Middle East, and the latest eruption is a renewed Islamist challenge to the Syrian regime ...

Some violations of the truce, and some amount of violence, are to be expected, analysts say, and do not necessarily mean the ...

Russia, Iran and Hezbollah, otherwise known as Bashar Assad’s lifeline in Syria, have bigger fish to fry at the moment.

Israel hits Lebanon with its largest wave of airstrikes since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah, as both sides accuse ...

Global oil prices ended little changed Monday, while U.S. prices posted a modest gain as upbeat manufacturing data from China lifted prospects for energy demand ...

Iran's fear of an Israeli attack on its nuclear facilities is driving it to project a willingness for dialogue with the Trump administration ...

Both sides have accused each other of violating the deal; Hezbollah fired into Israel for the first time since the truce took ...

As usual, the president thinks bellicose threats of force—very much including setting off a regional war with Iran—are the ...