ISIS calls killings in Syria “blow” as US launches major strikes
The Islamic State group (ISIS) has stated the killing of US Pentagon personnel in the Syrian city of Palmyra was...
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US looks into Israeli violations of Gaza ceasefire
US President Donald Trump claimed his administration was “looking into” whether Israel had breached the Gaza ceasefire by killing Hamas...
US envoy presses Netanyahu on Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with US envoy Tom Barrack in Jerusalem, amid what were described as unusually blunt...
China, Saudi Arabia pledge closer ties on diplomacy
A meeting between the foreign ministers of China and Saudi Arabia has resulted in the nations agreeing to have closer...
US, Israel and Qatar expected to have held meeting in New York
Speculations about a meeting between the US, Israel, and Qatar in New York have been reported by The National via...
Syrian diaspora marks Assad’s fall with cautious optimism
One year after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government, members of the Syrian diaspora in the United States celebrated the...
UN council visit signals shift as Syria seeks stability
A UN Security Council delegation met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus, marking the first visit by the Council...
Israel and Lebanon to have direct talks amid regional conflict
Israel and Lebanon are expected to engage in their first direct diplomatic negotiations in decades, as they send civilian envoys...
Gulf states prioritise air defence amid Bahrain summit
The Gulf states are intent on finalising a joint defensive air shield “in the near future”, as stated by GCC...
US warns Iraq over aid to Hezbollah, regional escalation looms
Tom Barrack, the US envoy to Syria, has warned Iraq’s government against allowing Iran-backed militias in the nation to assist...
Operations target Islamic State weapons storage in Syria
The U.S. military stated it recently destroyed 15 sites which have Islamic State (ISIS) weapons caches in Syria's south, Arab...
Deadly Israeli operation in Syria sparks fears of escalation
Israeli forces have killed at least 13 people in an operation in southern Syria, Asharq Al Awsat reported on November...
U.S. freezes Afghan immigration following Washington shooting
Immigration requests to enter the U.S. from Afghan nationals have been halted indefinitely, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services said,...
Hezbollah claims commitment to upholding ceasefire with Israel
Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group, has reaffirmed its commitment to uphold its side of the ceasefire with Israel, despite...
Muslim Brotherhood chapters to be designated terrorists by US
US President Donald Trump has initiated the process of designating some chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist groups,...
