In the first major Israeli-Arab war in 1948, many Palestinians were driven from their homes and sought shelter in Gaza. The descendants of those refugees make up most of Gaza's population today.

DAMASCUS, Syria — Khadija al-Ali was just 3 years old when her family fled their home in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war and came to this Palestinian refugee camp in Syria. "The Arab armies were all saying, ...

Marc Filippino Good morning from the Financial Times. Today is Tuesday, February 11th and this is your FT News Briefing. PwC ...

NPR's Greg Myre has made dozens of reporting trips to Gaza over the years. He joins me now from Damascus, Syria. Hi, Greg. GREG MYRE, BYLINE: Hi, Mary Louise. KELLY: Just walk us back in the ...

Barkat emphasises the vast opportunities the India-Israel economic partnership offers in strategic areas, such as agri-tech, ...

Hope lasted only as long as the round trip. “They told us Aleppo and then all of Syria were liberated. I was happy,” confided the mother, known to her neighbors as Oum Anouar. “Now I know I ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria is open to letting Russia keep its air and naval bases along the Mediterranean coast as long as any agreement with the Kremlin serves the country’s interests ...

A delegation from the global chemical weapons watchdog arrived in Damascus Saturday to meet with Syria’s new leaders for the first time since the fall of former President Bashar ...

Our ship is in difficulty, so keep your distance, he instructs another vessel over the radio. “Warship on your course,” he ...