A team of archaeologists have unearthed what is believed to be the long-forgotten Byzantine settlement of Tharais, offering significant new insights into the history of Christianity in the Middle East ...

Israel has struck military tanks in southern Syria as Syrian government forces and Bedouin tribes clash with Druze militias ...

Rest of World News: On Tuesday, the Islamic State (IS) splinter group Saraya Ansar al-Sunna (Brigade of Sunni Supporters) claimed responsibility for the deadly Sunday bom.

Twenty-five died, a further 63 injured. The casualties included children. Sunday evening's attack on the Saint Elias church, in the Dweil'a district on the southern outskirts of the Old City in ...

Syria's Interior Ministry says the sleeper cell behind a deadly church explosion near Damascus belonged to the Islamic State group. It also said Tuesday the group had plans to target a Shiite ...

Syria's Interior Ministry says the sleeper cell behind a deadly church explosion near Damascus belonged to the Islamic State group. It also said Tuesday the group had plans to target a Shiite ...

Pope Leo XIV today appealed for peace and reconciliation in four countries of the Middle East—Israel, Iran, Palestine and Syria—that have experienced tremendous violence in recent days.