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New US envoy prays, delivers Trump 'peace' message at Western Wall

United States ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee places a note given to him by US President Donald Trump in the cracks of the Western Wall, in Jerusalem's Old City

Agence France-Presse

Lebanon PM meets Syria's leader on trip seeking 'new page' in ties

A handout picture released by the Lebanese government shows Prime Minister Nawaf Salam (L) meeting Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Monday

Agence France-Presse

Meet Karim Souaid, Lebanon’s new central bank chief with daunting mission

Karim Souaid

What's behind new US-Iran nuclear talks in Oman?

Adam Lucente and Elizabeth Hagedorn

First Syria delegation under Sharaa visits US, will attend IMF meetings: What to know

People wave the flag of Palestine and the new flag of Syria as Syrians gather in a protest dubbed "Syrians Against the Occupation" to denounce Israel's continued war on Gaza as well as its occupation of parts of Syria and Palestine in Damascus, Syria, on April 7, 2025.

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Nightlife rocks Raqqa as Syria’s Islamist leaders navigate power

Raqqa

Amberin Zaman

By Amberin Zaman

In Paris, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Turkey’s Simsek tours US for IMF, WB summits, Treasury Secretary meeting

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Trump set to visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE May 13-16: White House

US President Donald Trump (L) and Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud gesture during a signing ceremony at the Saudi Royal Court in Riyadh on May 20, 2017. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Is a US-Turkey tech showdown looming as Ankara pushes new rules?

Meet Lebanon's new military, security chiefs after leadership shake-up

Lebanese government meets