According to the UAE Foreign Ministry, Abdullah reaffirmed the UAE’s "steadfast stance" in supporting Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, emphasizing the importance

The two Mideast powerhouses have been trying to block the rise of Islamist groups in the region for two decades. The rebel takeover in Damascus will test that approach.

Jordan and Syria have agreed to form a joint security committee to secure their border, combat arms and drug smuggling and work to prevent the resurgence of Islamic State militants, the Jordanian foreign minister said on Tuesday.

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s cabinet voted Tuesday to deport to the United Arab Emirates an Egyptian activist and poet detained by Lebanese security forces after crossing the porous border from Syria last month.

United Arab Emirates-based newspaper says the family of Syria’s dictator Bashar Al Assad controlled the nation’s scrap sales and flows.

Analysis: The first three countries visited by Syria's new foreign minister were all GCC members, speaking to the Gulf's importance to Syria's future.

Syria will likely need to diversify its sources of heavy weaponry, potentially increasing its dependence on Gulf Cooperation Council countries" — Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. These countries share an interest ...

Defense Minister Katz warns of potential war in West Bank • Police arrest resident of North planning suicide attack in Israel

The United States appears intent on keeping its counterterrorism alliance with the Kurds in post-Assad Syria despite the strains it is causing with ally Turkey.

Iran is reeling from a cratering economy and stinging military setbacks across its sphere of influence in the Middle East. Its bad times are likely to get worse