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Palestinian refugees return to Yarmouk amid questions about their place in the new…
DAMASCUS (AP) — The Yarmouk refugee camp outside Damascus was considered the capital of the Palestinian diaspora…
Paraguay reopens its embassy in Jerusalem, handing Israel a rare diplomatic…
JERUSALEM (AP) — The small South American nation of Paraguay reopened its embassy in Jerusalem on Thursday,…
A Lebanese man who spent 32 years in Syrian prisons is welcomed home
CHEKKA, Lebanon (AP) — Suheil Hamwi spent 32 years in a Syrian prison, and now, after an offensive by insurgents…
Thousands scour Syria’s most horrific prison but find no sign of their loved…
Tens of thousands came to Saydnaya Prison from all over Syria after the fall of former President Bashar Assad to…
AP PHOTOS: After 15 months of abandonment, hostage homes are empty memorials
KIBBUTZ NIR OZ, Israel (AP) — After 15 months of war, the homes of Israeli hostages are like time capsules of a war…
Afghan economy shows modest signs of growth but recovery remains fragile, says…
Afghanistan’s economy is showing modest signs of growth after two years of severe contraction, the World Bank said.…
Syrian insurgents capture four central towns as government forces reclaim some…
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian insurgents captured four new towns early Tuesday, bringing them closer to the central city of…
Israelis are wary of returning to the north because they don’t trust the…
KIBBUTZ MALKIYA, Israel (AP) — Dean Sweetland casts his gaze over a forlorn street in the Israeli community of…
Syrian insurgents launch large-scale attack on government forces in the…
Syrian armed groups launched a large-scale attack on areas controlled by government forces and seized territory in…
Israel launches new airstrikes on Lebanon as leaders draw closer to a ceasefire…
Israeli airstrikes are hitting Lebanon with airstrikes as negotiations progress toward a ceasefire between the…