Any prospect of British jihadists returning from Syria would be “a concern” and the UK is keeping “a very close eye” on the situation, a Home Office minister has said.…
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Syria: Barrage of Israeli attacks destroys ‘important military sites in Syria’
Israel has unleashed a barrage of aerial attacks across Syria, battering key military sites amid a security vacuum after opposition forces ousted President Bashar al-Assad.Near the port city of Latakia, Israel targeted an…
LIVE UPDATES: Syria civil war
11 Dec 2024 Interim government appointees to be announced ‘within days’, says PM Syria’s Prime Minister al-Bashir told Al Jazeera that the full appointees of the interim government will be…
Syria: Opposition begins government formation
Syria’s opposition forces are in talks to take formal control of the country after a sweeping offensive that captured swaths of territory, including Damascus, and ousted longtime President Bashar al-Assad.…
Syria: New transitional PM Mohammed al-Bashir calls for stability and calm
The prime minister of Syria’s new transitional government has said it is time for people to “enjoy stability and calm” after the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad. Mohammed al-Bashir, the…
Israel: Authorities say it will impose ‘sterile’ zone in southern Syria
Israel’s defence minister says the country aims to establish a “sterile defence zone” in southern Syria after Israeli forces seized territory and unleashed a wave of air strikes on the…
Israel: Netanyahu rejects charges at corruption trial
This was a remarkable day for Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu holds the record as its longest-serving prime minister. Now he has become the country’s first serving leader to take to the…
Palestine: Deadly Israeli air strikes target Nuseirat camp in Gaza
At least seven people have been killed and many wounded by an Israeli air attack on a house in central Gaza’s Nuseirat camp. The house was targeted on Tuesday morning, the…
Pakistan: Administered Kashmir repeals protest restrictions after strike
After a four-day wheel-jam strike and the shutdown of markets and civic activities, the government of Pakistan-administered Kashmir has announced the withdrawal of a presidential ordinance that restricted “unregistered organisations”…
Syria: Israel carries out over 300 strikes on Syria since fall of Assad- SOHR
Israeli warplanes have reportedly carried out hundreds of airstrikes across Syria, including on the capital, Damascus. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) says it has documented more than…