Tony Blair will not join Trump’s Gaza “Peace Council”
London --Tony Blair will not take a seat on the so-called “peace council” envisioned by U.S. President Donald Trump to oversee Gaza&rsq ...
US Congress moves toward repeal of tough ‘Caesar’ sanctions on Syria
Damascus -- A set of tough US sanctions imposed on Syria under its former leader Bashar al-Assad could be lifted within weeks, after their repeal w ...
Netanyahu: Israel to remain in buffer zone in southern Syria
Tel Aviv -- According to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel intends to remain in a buffer zone in southern Syria. Israel very much hopes to ...
Israel, Qatar meet as US looks to mend relations, move to phase 2 in Gaza
New York -- Israeli and Qatari officials met in New York on Sunday, according to a report, in the first of a series of trilateral meetings set up b ...
Health Minister: No New Viruses, But Seasonal Flu Spreads on the Rise
Cairo -- Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Health and Population, confirmed that the ministry's agencies have detected an increase in influenza ...
Explosion near “Four Seasons” Hotel in Damascus
Damascus-- A roadside bomb exploded near the Freedom Bridge in the vicinity of the “Four Seasons” Hotel in the capital Damascus, causin ...
Algeria bus crash kills 14, injures 34
Algeria -- Fourteen people were killed and 34 injured when a passenger bus overturned on a national highway in southern Algeria. The Civil ...
Netanyahu Orders Arrest of 70 Settlers Accused of Violence Against Palestinians
Jerusalem — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the arrest of 70 settlers accused of committing violent acts against Palest ...
Turkey FM says SDF showing no intent to honor deal to integrate into Syrian state
Damascus -- Turkey’s foreign minister said the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are signaling “no intention” of honorin ...
Turkish Foreign Minister: Disarming Hamas is Not a Current Priority
Gaza -- Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stated that disarming Hamas is not a priority at this stage of the political process in Gaza, emphasiz ...
Sharaa says Israeli demands for demilitarised zone puts Syria in 'dangerous' position
Damascus -- Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa told the Doha Forum Saturday that Israel's continued insistence on a demilitarised zone in the country's ...
New Abu Shabab militia head says he’s not scared of Hamas, vows to intensify fighting
Gaza --- Ghassan al-Dahini, the newly appointed head of the Israeli-backed “Popular Forces” militia in southern Gaza, tells Channel 12 ...
Int'l body expected to take over Gaza governance under cease-fire plan
Gaza --  An international authority designed to oversee Gaza’s post-war governance and reconstruction is expected to be announced before ...
Canada removes Syria from its list of foreign state supporters of terrorism
Damascus -- The Canadian government said on Friday that it has removed Syria from its list of foreign state supporters of terrorism and removed Hay ...
RSF Condemns Drone Strike by ‘Islamic Movement Army’ on Adré Border Crossing
Khartoum — The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) issued a statement on Friday condemning what it described as a drone attack carried out by the &ldq ...
Israel army strikes 4 towns in southern Lebanon after evacuation orders
Beirut -- The Israeli army launched fresh airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Thursday shortly after issuing immediate evacuation orders for the resi ...
Israeli agent and Gaza militia leader Abu Shabab shot dead in Rafah
Rafah -- Yasser Abu Shabab, the leader of an Israel-backed anti-resistance militia in southern Gaza who had been implicated in aid looting, drug sm ...
Iraq reverses Hezbollah, Houthi asset freeze, calls it 'mistake'
Baghdad -- Iraq's central bank on Thursday said the appearance of Lebanon's Hezbollah and Yemen's Houthis on a frozen assets list was a mistake, an ...
Israeli Officer from the Givati Brigade Reportedly Dies by Suicide After Suffering a Nervous Breakdown Linked to the Gaza War
TelAviv -- Unofficial media platforms and widely circulated social-media reports claim that an Israeli army officer named Tomas Adzagauskas, from t ...
Iraq Freezes Assets of Houthis and Hezbollah, Labels Them Terrorist Organizations
Baghdad -- The Iraqi government has announced the freezing of all financial and real estate assets linked to Yemen’s Houthi militia and Leban ...





















