Palestinians fled the 1948 Mideast War and took refuge in neighboring Syria. After 77 years, they're still waiting to go back ...

Hamas continues to free Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, holding to cease-fire terms. But the militant ...

In “The World After Gaza,” Pankaj Mishra looks for moral clarity in the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

Hamas said it would release three Israelis on Saturday in the fifth hostage-prisoner swap between the militants and Israel as ...

This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “Of Mecca and Mammon” ...

Gaza has long been a powder keg. It exploded after Hamas fighters stormed southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and began killing ...

Palestinians will mark this year the 77th anniversary of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel. It's an event that is ...

President Donald Trump promised voters an administration that wouldn’t waste precious American lives and taxpayer treasure on far-off wars and nation building ...

The pianist leads his ensemble in two suites of his own and the final commissioned work of the great jazz composer Carla Bley ...