Driving into Mezzeh 86, a working-class neighbourhood in the west of Damascus, we are waved through a checkpoint manned by fighters from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Buildings are rundown and…
Author: Loneson Mondo
Middle East: Iran-led axis of resistance in the aftermath of Syria’s upheaval
For decades, authorities in Iran have been meticulously building an “axis of resistance” of like-minded factions to oppose Israel and the United States across the region. The alliance has included…
Red Sea: US warplane shot down in ‘friendly fire’ incident
An American fighter jet has been shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the US military has said. Both crew from the US Navy F/A-18…
USA: Senate Democrats blast Supreme Court ethics
A report from Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee has detailed new allegations about the “lavish gifts” justices on the United States Supreme Court received from donors. The 93-page report, released…
Palestine: Ex-official slams USA’s Gaza policy
Mike Casey says he has never seen anything like it. In fact, the former States Department official — who served as a deputy political counsellor at the United States Office of Palestinian…
Brazil: At least 32 people killed as bus and truck collide
At least 32 people have been killed when a passenger bus and a truck collided on a highway in southeastern Brazil. The fire department in Minas Gerais state, which responded…
Yemen: USA says it conducted strikes against Houthi targets in Sanaa
United States military says it has conducted air strikes against targets linked to the Houthi rebels in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, including a missile storage facility and a “command-and-control” site. US…
Egypt: State Dept gives nod to $5bn in potential arms sales for Cairo
The United States State Department has approved the potential sale of more than $5bn in arms for Egypt. The State Department informed Congress on Friday that it had approved the…
USA: Biden signs funding bill into law, averting US government shutdown
United States President Joe Biden has signed into law a bipartisan funding bill that averts a government shutdown, days after Congress was thrown into turmoil after President-elect Donald Trump rejected an initial…
Syria: Authorities appoint HTS figures as foreign and defence ministers
Syria’s new rulers have appointed a foreign and defence minister, the official Syrian news agency SANA reports, as they seek to build international relations two weeks after Bashar al-Assad was ousted. The ruling…