UN envoy: Syria’s governance shift prompts separatist speculation
The UN’s special envoy for Syria warned that the formation of a committee to oversee Sweida province's governance has fuelled...
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Amnesty denounces Iraq court over Kurdish journalist’s sentence
Amnesty International condemned the trial and extended detention of Kurdish journalist Sherwan Sherwani, who was sentenced again on August 19th...
Syria: US-led forces capture Islamic State member
US-led coalition forces captured a member of the Islamic State group (ISIS) during an operation in northwest Syria, according to...
Afghanistan: Deadly bus crash kills 79, including children
At least 79 people, including 17 children, were killed when a bus carrying Afghan migrants expelled from Iran crashed with...
Israeli far-right urge Netanyahu to dismiss Gaza ceasefire deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced demands from the far-right to reject a Hamas-backed temporary ceasefire, according to The...
Palestinian presidency backs Egypt-Qatar ceasefire deal for Gaza
A Palestinian presidency spokesman endorsed Egypt’s and Qatar’s Gaza ceasefire proposal, urging the US to pressure Israel to agree to...
Iran to continue meetings with UN nuclear watchdog
Iran will continue discussions with the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, with another round of negotiations being potentially imminent,...
Lebanon’s president warns against Iranian support of Hezbollah
Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun warned senior Iranian official, Ali Larijani, against Iran's continued support for Hezbollah despite Lebanon's cabinet approving...
Yemen to face extreme floods threatening agriculture, UN warns
The UN warned on August 15th that Yemen faces the risk of widespread floods during the present rainy season, putting already...
Syria: UN blames state and pro-Assad forces for March violence
A UN commission investigating interethnic violence in Syria’s Alawite-dominated areas has concluded that pro-government security forces, as well as fighters...
Lebanese president says no armed groups are permitted in country
Lebanon’s president told a senior Iranian official that following a US-backed deal, no group in the country is allowed to...
Saudi investment fund integrates AI across all operations
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), which is worth almost $1 trillion, has said that artificial intelligence and automation have...
Police in Iraq’s Kurdistan region arrest opposition leader
Iraqi Kurdish police stated that they had arrested the main opposition party leader in the autonomous Kurdistan region in north...
UK, France and Germany prepared to reimpose sanctions on Iran
France, Germany, and the United Kingdom sent a joint letter to the UN warning that they are prepared to reimpose...
Press groups denounce Israeli strike on Al Jazeera workers
Press rights groups on August 11th denounced an Israeli targeted strike that killed an Al Jazeera news team in Gaza,...
