One of the plans for guaranteeing the security of each ethnic group in Syria involves dividing the country into smaller, self-governing provinces.

Defense Minister Israel Katz recently held a meeting with ... also conceivably results in Syria being dissolved into smaller provinces divided between the different ethnic groups in the country ...

In 1982 an uprising in the city of Hama by the Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni Islamist group originating in Egypt, challenged ...

In 'Operation Deep Layer,' IAF special forces rappeled from helicopters, killed guards at entrance to scientific center in Masyaf, raided underground site, set explosives, took documents The post ...

In yet another piece of the jigsaw puzzle of a new Middle East, Mr. As-Sudani sees reining in the Iranian-backed Iraqi Shiite ...

Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages ...

Israel on Wednesday took responsibility for a commando raid against an Iranian missile manufacturing site deep in Syria in September, an operation already widely attributed to the Israel Defense ...

The historical world of the first century Israel is fascinating to those who wish to understand more about Jesus ... Herod knew how to win the favour of the Roman rule through lavish receptions and ...

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Three Israeli hostages were released Sunday as part of a long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. They are the first of 33 that Hamas is expected to free during the first phase of the deal.