The Media Line's intrepid correspondents are in Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and Pakistan providing first-person reporting. The United States and India have agreed to collaborate on a major trade corridor connecting South Asia,

More than 50 years ago in October 1973, Syria briefly recaptured the Golan Heights from Israel in fierce fighting around the provincial capital city of

Syria condemned on Tuesday Israel's incursion into its territories and called for Israel to withdraw, according to a the closing statement of a national dialogue summit organised by Syria's new Islamist rulers to outline the country's political roadmap.

Hamas says it has reached a deal with mediators on the release of the 620 Palestinian prisoners and detainees who were due to be freed by Israel last week. Hamas-allied group, al-

The flyover during Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s funeral and the warnings this week by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reflect Israel’s concerns over its borders with both Lebanon and Syria.

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Palestine, Syria and Lebanon are the focus of the new informal co-ordination group established on Sunday by the IMF, World Bank, Arab Co-ordination Group, and regional countries, according to the International Monetary Fund’s Middle East director.

KUWAIT: The Russian Embassy in Kuwait commemorated Russia’s Day of the Fatherland which falls on February 23 of every year on Thursday. The event was hosted by Russian Ambassador to Kuwait Vladimir Zheltov,

MANAMA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim urged scholars and intellectuals of the Muslim world to unite against sectarian divisions and take concrete action in support of Palestine and Syria.

BAHRAIN: The Islamic world must unite to address the agenda of sectarianism often used to incite tension among Muslims.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov underscores the necessity of an independent Palestinian state to resolve escalating violence.