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Jerusalem Post / Middle East US seeks Israeli-Syrian security deal announcement during September UNGA, source tells 'Post' The source added that “there is a real chance to reach certain understandings on security issues between the two countries by this date.” Members of Syrian security forces sit together at a back…

Police noted the suspect had previous charges of grievous bodily harm, robbery, and illegal entry. A US citizen was seriously injured in the German city of Dresden after stepping in to stop two women from being harassed on a tram, local authorities confirmed. The incident occurred at about 12:25 a.m.…

Top US envoy Thomas Barrack arrived in Israel on Aug 24 and met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss Syria and Lebanon, three Israeli officials said. The meeting was first reported by Axios, citing three Israeli and US sources, and followed discussions between Mr Barrack and Israel’s Minister for Strategic…

Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS) went from a jihadist movement once aligned to al Qaeda to forming the official government of Syria. It was a monumental transformation for them, their country and the wider Middle East. But potentially too for British people who went to Syria - and who were…

(Reuters) -Syria's first parliamentary election under its new Islamist administration, scheduled for September, will not include the southern province of Sweida and two other provinces because of security concerns, the electoral commission said on Saturday. Hundreds of people were reported killed in July in clashes in Sweida province pitting Druze…

ARNAH, Syria — A wall of fear is rising around this scenic town in the foothills of Mount Hermon. Arnah’s many Druze residents say they are wary of straying beyond its borders because of violence or discrimination targeting their religious minority in parts of Syria. The townspeople are just as…

Young Kurdish men, including members of religious minorities, recently signed up to join the Syrian government’s General Security forces in Afrin, an area in the country’s north from which Kurds were forcibly displaced years ago. The push to recruit ethnic and religious minorities comes as the government in Damascus faces…

By Idrees Ali and Suleiman Al-Khalidi ATMEH, Syria (Reuters) -A pre-dawn U.S. military raid in northwestern Syria early on Wednesday targeted and killed a senior member of the Islamic State group, a U.S. official told Reuters. It was the second known raid in northern Syria by U.S. troops since former…

Jerusalem Post / Middle East / ISIS News Congo massacre of Christians spotlights rising ISIS influence in central Africa - analysis The group's ultimate goal is to establish a “caliphate” in Central Africa, similar to ISIS’s vision in Iraq and Syria. Christians celebrate mass at the Saint Esprit parish following…