Umar Ibn Al-Khattāb

Sirens sounded in central and northern Israel Saturday and the Israeli military continued to pummel Lebanon and Gaza, as cease-fire talks held this week yielded little hope of ending hostilities on the ground.

With the war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas in Gaza reaching the six-month mark after tens of thousands of deaths, there is no...

It's been six months since Hamas-led militants attacked Israel, prompting Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip. NPR photographers have covered the war's effects on Israelis, Palestinians and the region.

The bombings, which killed at least 84, targeted a commemoration for an Iranian general slain in a 2020 U.S. drone strike. Wednesday's event was the worst militant attack to strike Iran in decades.

Syria's main insurgent al-Qaida-linked group denied it was behind the killing of the Islamic State group's leader in the country's northwest saying it would ...

Billboards line the Umm Al Qura highway leading to the Grand Mosque in Mecca, displaying manicured public spaces, glass-fronted stores and sleek towers. As ...

Off-duty soldier among those detained for joining anti-Palestinian attacks in the occupied West Bank

Haj, a once-in-a-lifetime duty for every able-bodied Muslim who can afford it, is a major source of income for the Saudi government from worshippers' lodging, transport, fees and gifts

One man is revered in Western capitals for standing up to Russia's full-scale invasion of his country."Zelensky's presence spoiled Assad's joy at the summit,...

The reputed president hosted a reception Monday to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim feast marking the end of Ramadan, and he was in even worse form than usual.

Sayed Elnakib, the imam of the Omar Mosque, was stabbed during prayers early Sunday, reportedly by someone who had been there before.

All the unrest over having to work longer? How quintessentially French. But what the French protests really show is the failure of the welfare state.

The life and legacy of al-Hallaj.

At least 85 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank this year as Israeli forces carried out nightly raids in cities, towns and villages. That makes 2022 the deadliest year in the occupied territory since 2016.

Israel was investigating after an 80-year-old Palestinian with U.S. citizenship died of a heart attack after being detained by Israeli soldiers in the...

Fighters linked to Syria's ousted leader Assad mounted a deadly attack on government forces Thursday in some of the worst violence since rebels seized power.

The Qatar Airways flight landed at Damascus International Airport. Many passengers were Syrian nationals coming come for the first time in more than a decade.

Syrian rebels claim to have captured a fifth city and are closing in on the capital of Damascus as they carry out a lightning-fast offensive that threatens to further destabilize a region already convulsed by war.

Syria's civil war has exploded back into life after Islamist rebels launched a lightning offensive on the northern city of Aleppo.