In the most serious challenge to President Bashar al-Assad’s power in nearly a decade, rebel groups have seized Aleppo. Russia has responded with airstrikes to support the Assad regime.

Her husband, Jared, was an adviser and Middle East liaison — a role he is expected to informally continue during his father-in-law’s second term. Trump’s son Don Jr. was a key adviser to his ...

WASHINGTON/BEIRUT, Dec 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday said Lebanese American businessman Massad Boulos would serve as senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs.

TEL AVIV—The cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah brokered this week pulls the Middle East back from the brink of all-out war. But the deal also carries the risk of putting Israel ...

Brett McGurk, the president’s Middle East coordinator, met with the Saudi crown prince, the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh said on Wednesday, adding that the two had discussed Lebanon and Gaza.

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With all eyes on a possible ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, UN humanitarians have condemned the ongoing violence in Lebanon, Gaza, and Israel. Meanwhile, at UN ...

Ministers from the G7 group of leading democracies are meeting for talks on the Middle East and Russia's war in Ukraine. It is the last such event during the administration of US President Joe Biden.