The Palestinian high court on Monday ordered municipal elections to be held only in the occupied West Bank and not in the Gaza Strip, though a new date for the suspended polls was not set. The ruling could bring to an end hopes that the municipal elections would be the ...
Syrian government and allied forces advanced north of Aleppo on Sunday, pressing their week-old offensive to take the insurgent-held, eastern part of the city after dozens of overnight air strikes. The Syrian army told the armed groups to leave the area, offering safe passage and aid supplies. The Syrian military ...