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- A group of nuns kidnapped by rebels in the Syrian town of Maalula in December were released early Monday thanks to Lebanese-Qatari mediation and handed to the Syrian authorities.A monitoring group said the release was secured in exchange for some 150 w...

- A group of nuns kidnapped by rebels in the Syrian town of Maalula in December were released early Monday thanks to Lebanese-Qatari mediation and handed to the Syrian authorities, an AFP journalist said.A monitoring group said the release was secured in...

Jerusalem - The Israeli military said on Sunday it had found 40 rockets with a range of 160 kilometres (100 miles) aboard a ship allegedly transporting arms from Iran to the Gaza Strip.The army said it seized the Panamanian-flagged Klos-C on Wednesday and escorted...

Damascus - Syrian regime troops Saturday captured a rebel-held town near a famed Crusader castle in the strategic province of Homs, state media and a monitoring group said, after nearly a month of fighting.The town of Zara, near the Krak des Chevaliers castle in ...

Jerusalem - Israelis Thursday hailed the capture of an alleged Gaza-bound arms ship as a major coup in the fight to unmask Iran but thought it unlikely to scupper ongoing nuclear talks.The vessel was seized by Israeli naval commandos early Wednesday, with the mili...

Homs - At least 15 people were killed and 12 others wounded in a car bomb blast in the central Syrian city of Homs on Thursday, an NGO said."At least 15 people were killed and 12 others injured in the Armenian district, which is home to mostly Christians and ...

Jerusalem - A ship allegedly carrying advanced rockets from Iran to Gaza that was intercepted by the Israeli navy will reach the port of Eilat on Saturday evening, the military said."This ship, which was transporting dozens of M302-type rockets with a range of 150...

Jerusalem - A ship Israel said was carrying advanced rockets bound for Gaza from Iran will be brought into port Saturday after being intercepted by Israeli naval forces, the military said."This ship, which was transporting dozens of M302-type rockets with a range ...

Jerusalem - Israel intercepted a ship in the Red Sea carrying Iranian "advanced weaponry" bound for Palestinian militants in Gaza on Wednesday, the military said.The military said the Syrian-made weapons were shipped overland to Iran and then onward towards Gaza b...

Jerusalem - Israel's army said Wednesday it struck two members of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah as they tried to plant a bomb near the Israeli-Syrian border."Earlier today, two Hezbollah-affiliated terrorists were identified attempting to plant an explosiv...