First Syria visit by an EU official since Assad’s fall
Syrian state news agency SANA published images of Lahbib with the country’s new leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa
Damascus : EU crisis management chief Hadja Lahbib on...
Putin, Iranian president to sign strategic partnership treaty
The meeting’s agenda includes global and regional issues of mutual interest, including developments in the Middle East
MOSCOW, January 17. /TASS/. President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Masoud...
Netanyahu thanks Trump, Biden for help in securing hostage release deal
The sides also agreed to meet in Washington soon to discuss the situation around Gaza and other important issues
TEL AVIV, January 16 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Unpacking the implications of Lebanon’s presidential election
The past week will be a turning point for Lebanon by all measures. Observers agree that this was no ordinary presidential election and not only because it ended a long-standing presidential vacuum...
Israel’s ambassador to UN calls on Security Council to thwart Hezbollah attempts to rearm
Israeli authorities say continuing extensive presence of Hezbollah weaponry in southern Lebanon could cause them to ‘reconsider’ 60-day timeline for withdrawal of forces
Israel has violated November...
Mohammed Sinwar becomes new Hamas leader in Gaza Strip — WSJ
He "is working to build the militant group back up," because its combat ability has been severely crippled since the onset of Israel’s military operation in the Palestinian enclave
At least 90 Palestinians killed following Israel’s strikes on Gaza Strip over past day
According to Al Jazeera, hundreds of people were wounded
DUBAI, January 3 - At least 90 Palestinians were killed following Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip over the past...
How to bring the region closer to peace in 2025
Even by the turbulent standards of the Middle East, 2024 was earth-shattering in Gaza, Syria, Lebanon and the West Bank. In Gaza, tens of thousands were killed and millions made homeless. Impunity...
Iraqi, Syrian foreign ministers discuss cooperation against Daesh threat
Stability along shared border a priority, say officials
Concern over threat to neighbors, Palestinian cause
DUBAI : Iraq’s Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein...
Israeli hospital says Netanyahu has undergone successful prostate surgery
Netanyahu, who has had a series of health issues in recent years, has gone to great lengths to bolster a public image of himself as a healthy, energetic leader