Israel intensified strikes on Gaza hours after a ceasefire and hostage release deal was announced, residents and authorities in the Palestinian enclave said, and mediators sought to quell fighting ...

The director of the U.N. World Food Program says that some governments are hesitant to boost funding for urgent humanitarian ...

Meghan McCain called Meghan Markle’s curated Netflix series “out of touch” for 2025. The Duchess of Sussex released the first trailer for her lifestyle show “With Love, Meghan” Thursday ...

Doha: A Qatari Armed Forces aircraft arrived today at Damascus International Airport, carrying humanitarian aid consisting of 31 tons of food supplies and ambulances, provided by the Qatar Fund ...

Meghan McCain detailed the “scare” of finding a lump in her breast this year and encouraged women to get their mammograms in a candid Instagram post she shared Monday. “I had to get a mass ...

12/31/2024 December 31, 2024 The regime collapse in Syria and a takeover by an Islamist group haven't put a stop to the drinking culture and bars of Damascus. Despite fears the future could see an ...

Rebels and the Syrian opposition seized control of Damascus in a movement that stunned the world. For the Syrian people, this was more than a political upheaval; it was a life-altering event that ...

A Turkish delegation arrived in Damascus to evaluate Syria's energy infrastructure, said Türkiye's Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar on Sunday. Türkiye currently provides ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — The newly appointed governor of Damascus has called on the United States to use its influence to push for cordial relations with Israel. In a wide-ranging interview with NPR ...

In an interview with the US public broadcaster NPR, apparently on behalf of Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, the governor of Damascus said Thursday that the newly-installed government wants to have ...

"Our problem is not with Israel," Governor of Damascus Maher Marwan, appointed by the new administration in Syria, tells NPR. "We don't want to meddle in anything that will threaten Israel's ...