The UN envoy for Yemen says the truce could be a precursor to a broader peace deal in the war-ravaged country.

Syria's defense minister has made a rare visit to neighboring Jordan to discuss issues such as the fight against terrorism and drug smuggling, as well as the situation in the southern city of Dara’a.

Residents of Dara'a al-Balad in southern Syria have returned to their homes after a deal which led to the Syrian army’s taking control of the town from armed groups.

More than 400 militants holed up in Syria’s southwestern province of Dara’a lay down weapons and renounce violence following breaches of a truce agreement they reached with the national army last month.

At least 30 Saudi-backed militants have been killed and 50 others wounded in a Yemeni army attack with missiles and drones targeting al-Anad military base in the southern al-Lahij province.

Top Egyptian officials visit Libya's capital for the first time in years to discuss "ways to support" a truce deal between warring parties.

Azerbaijani army units move into Nagorno-Karabakh's Lachin region as part of a truce deal with Armenia.