The Pacific island nation of Kiribati was the first country to ring in 2025, its 133,500 citizens celebrating the new year at 5 a.m. ET on Tuesday.

The iconic ball will count down the New Year in New York City's Times Square, accompanied by performances from numerous ...

Syria's reconstruction and emergence from isolation depends on rolling back a thicket of sanctions that were five decades in ...

The year 2024 was marked by an escalation of armed conflict across the Middle East. Alongside the relentless bombing of Gaza, ...

Crowds around the world will gaze at fireworks, raise their toasts and greet 2025 as they bid farewell to a tumultuous year ...

And Saturday night, large explosions could be seen on the Gaza skyline. Five bodies arrived ... a local staffer of the Iranian Embassy in Syria in Damascus last Sunday, the official IRNA news ...

Russia carried out "a series of air strikes" in Syria on Sunday as rebels advanced ... Abbas Aragchi issued the statement ahead visiting Damascus on Sunday to discuss the offensive.

Syria's civil war left one of the world's oldest synagogues partially destroyed. Now Syria's handful of remaining Jews are ...

Syria’s de facto leader said Sunday it could take up to four years to hold elections in Syria, and that he plans to dissolve ...

Images taken just after the precipitous end of the civil war reveal a secret legacy that is just becoming visible.