In a desolate area of Syria where Lebanese militant group Hezbollah once held sway, security forces shot open the gates to an abandoned building and found a defunct drug factory.Syria's new ...

Hamas will release three more Israeli hostages, easing tensions around the Gaza ceasefire. After threats to delay, it claims mediation with Egypt and ...

Hamas said Thursday it would release three more Israeli hostages as planned, paving the way toward resolving a major dispute over the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

ANDREW NATSIOS served as Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development during the George W. Bush ...