Syrian leader Bashar Assad was ousted after nearly 25 years in power. Israel seized the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 ...

An analyst noted surprise at Western nations' support for the Kurds while opposing a Kurdish entity in eastern Syria.

Villagers in Syria's Golan Heights have told NPR that Israeli troops have raided their homes and confiscated weapons. Israel says its military operation in the area is to ensure border security.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan blasted Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu over his plans to expand settlements ...

About 50,000 people currently live there, roughly half of them Israeli settlers and the other half Arab Druze, a religious minority spread among Syria, Lebanon, Israel and the Golan Heights.

A recent study has questioned the long-held belief that Rujm el-Hiri, the ancient Golan stone circle in Israel, was used as an astronomical observatory. Researchers from Tel Aviv University found that ...

Israel’s government has approved a plan to increase the number of settlers in the illegally occupied Golan Heights, days after seizing more Syrian territory following the toppling of Syria’s ...

EIN ZIVAN, Golan Heights (AP) — A dry mountain wind whipped ... created as part of a 1974 ceasefire between the countries. Israel said it was a temporary move to secure its border.

Several countries have condemned Israel’s plan to expand settlements in Syria’s occupied Golan Heights after the ouster of former President Bashar al-Assad by opposition fighters. Multiple ...

The Golan Heights, situated in the southwest corner of Syria and bordering Israel, Lebanon and Jordan, is a 1,000 square mile rocky plateau around 40 miles (60 kilometres) from Damascus ...