The cease-fire was to end more than six weeks of fighting and bombing. But bombing and shelling erupted in Idlib Province, the last piece of rebel-held territory.
Author: VIVIAN YEE
Houthis Strike Saudi Airport, Escalating Yemen Conflict
The Houthi missile wounded 26 people. Fighting between the Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition has escalated in recent weeks.
Lebanese Man Freed by Iran Says He Shared Cell Space with American
The freed man, Nizar Zakka, who has lived in the United States for most of his life, said he and other foreign prisoners are political pawns.
Iran Releases U.S. Resident Charged With Spying
Nizar Zakka, arrested in 2015 and convicted of spying for the United States, was released to Lebanese authorities.
An American Family Detained in Syria Is Sent Back to the U.S.
Kurdish authorities are releasing some of the 12,000 foreign women and children affiliated with the Islamic State held in detention camps in Syria.
Iran Stiffens Its Resolve as the Trump Administration’s Pressure Mounts
Increasing pressure has taken a toll on Iran, but if the goal was to change its behavior or its government, it has so far achieved neither.
Lebanon Dispatch: Basketball Is ‘War, Minus the Shooting’ in Sectarian Lebanon
The professional basketball season resembles an election campaign, with party colors adorning team jerseys and banners of political patrons hanging in stadiums. Then there are the insults and riots.
Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Attack Saudi Oil Facilities, Escalating Tensions in Gulf
The attacks by the Iranian-backed Houthis came after reports of attacks on oil tankers. The incidents stoked fears of a military clash with Iran.
U.S. Sanctions Cut Deep, but Iran Seems Unlikely to Budge
President Hassan Rouhani likened the impact of the sanctions to the economic pain Iran suffered during its long war with Iraq.
Thousands of ISIS Children Suffer in Camps as Countries Grapple With Their Fate
Tens of thousands of foreign women and children are marooned in Iraq and Syria. Most countries don’t want them back.