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Oil prices rose about 3 per cent after the US imposed additional sanctions on 35 entities and vessels that it said are part ...

Defence Minister Israel Katz warned Tuesday that if a ceasefire reached last week collapses, Israel will penetrate deeper ...

The Israel Defense Forces said Sunday it launched "several operations" targeting Hezbollah fighters that it claimed posed a ...

Several countries continues to grapple with conflicts, political instability, and humanitarian crises, making some of the ...

Iranian media say authorities have released a government critic and popular hip-hop artist who came to fame over his lyrics ...

Follow NBC News live updates for the latest on the fighting between rebels and government forces in Syria and the wider ...

Toomaj Salehi, an Iranian dissident rapper and activist, has been released from prison, according to a statement issued Monday by his international legal team.

Dozens of Syrian government troops have been filmed surrendering to rebels after they were abandoned by their comrades at a ...

World News Live Updates: 'Iran's top diplomat meets Syrian president in Damascus' ...

Iran-backed militias entered Syria overnight to support President Bashar al Assad's fight against a rebel uprising, according ...

The Syrian military rushed reinforcements to the northwest and launched airstrikes Sunday in an attempt to push back ...