Khaled Yacoub Oweis

The once agricultural city in the Hauran Plain was recently added to the World Heritage List

Group's choice of new overall leader consolidates Tehran ties but may have also been an act of defiance towards Israel, security experts say

Violence reported in Kurdish-held areas in Deir Ezzor as American forces in Middle East come under Gaza war-related pressure

Area has been a reconnaissance position in Iran-led offensive since start of Gaza war

Senior commander who built Lebanese militia's missile strike capacity was target of Israeli attack on Beirut

Heart surgeon-turned-politician wants change but not too much of it

Gaza war casts bloody shadow on sect facing pressure in Lebanon and engaged in anti-Assad uprising in Syria

Kyiv joined an international effort to assist the war-hit Palestinian territory with an initial delivery of 1,000 tonnes

The US President's legacy will be tarnished by Israel's war in Gaza Strip, experts say

Oil official blames 'bureaucracy' for the delay, but political differences are seen as a factor.

Israel retaliates directly against Iran-backed rebels after fatal drone attack in Tel Aviv

Former Assad regime official Samir Al Sheikh, director of notorious Adra prison and head of Syrian governorate after pro-democracy uprisings in 2011, detained in California

Morhej Al Jaramani was an important figure in an ongoing protest movement in Suweida province

Mohammad Baraa Katerji, one of Syria's richest men, was killed in a suspected Israeli air strike

Hezbollah-linked businessman was major player in Syria's lucrative war economy