Critics say Syria’s fledgling government is hobbling military preparedness as it redoes the country’s forces from scratch.Critics say …
The two countries, which criminalize homosexuality and impose severe punishments for it, were picked to play on a …
Municipal officials say the action was about unpaid taxes. The U.N. relief agency for Palestinians says it is …
The Netherlands and Slovenia also said they would not take part in next year’s contest, meant to be …
The separatists were battling to secure the region’s oil fields, residents and the group’s officials said. Their swift …
For the first time in decades, ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel are being called to serve in the country’s …
The trip comes days before the anniversary of the fall of Bashar al-Assad, and as Lebanon is navigating …
We asked readers for their questions for The Times’s executive editor about how we cover the news and …
The pontiff begins a trip to Turkey and Lebanon on Thursday, the first of his papacy — and …
American diplomats were told to raise U.S. concerns about “violent crimes associated with people of a migration background.”American …