QUNEITRA PROVINCE, GOLAN HEIGHTS, Syria — The Golan Heights is a rocky terrain dotted with olive trees and grazing cows, and it's enclosed by snow-capped mountains. For much of his life ...

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 ...

Israeli officials say the deaths have devastated the vulture population Eight vultures on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - about half the birds' population there - have been poisoned to death ...

Israeli aircraft have struck Syrian army targets after rockets were fired at the occupied Golan Heights, the Israeli military says. Three Syrian soldiers were killed in the overnight strike ...

First Almond Tree of Winter Blooms in Mevo Hama Forest, Golan Heights (photo credit: KKL-JNF) The first almond tree of the winter season has bloomed in Mevo Hamma Forest in the Golan Heights ...

Israel captured the Golan Heights in the 1967 Mideast war and later annexed the territory, promoting settlement and agriculture there as well as creating a thriving local tourism industry.

Tel Aviv: In an unprecedented move, the Israeli Army (IDF) opened fire on an armed group in the Golan Heights. No casualties have been reported in the incident. According to Israeli media ...