A senior Hamas official tells Newsweek that the Palestinian militant group saw "positive" potential in signs of a growing rift between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after offering the U.S. leader a political win in the form of an American hostage release ahead of his Middle East trip.

Hamas on Monday released Israeli American Edan Alexander after more than 19 months in captivity in the Gaza Strip, a result of direct talks between U.S. and Hamas officials in recent days.

Hamas said Sunday it is preparing to release Edan Alexander, the last known U.S. citizen hostage held alive in the Gaza Strip, as part of an effort to secure a ceasefire with Israel and after what it...

President Donald Trump has met with the new Syrian leader, a onetime insurgent, before wrapping up his visit to Saudi Arabia. He was also to attend a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council — the grouping of Bahrain,

US President Donald Trump has said the US has "no stronger partner" than Saudi Arabia during his first major foreign trip - a whirlwind visit of Gulf countries mainly focused on shoring up investment.

President Trump said on Tuesday that he would lift sanctions on Syria, throwing an economic lifeline to a country devastated by nearly 14 years of civil war and decades of dictatorship under the Assa...