Protests have broken out in Syria over the burning of a Christmas tree near the city of Hama. A video posted on social media showed masked gunmen setting fire to…
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Syria: Ex-rebel groups agree to integrate under Defence Ministry
Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has reached an agreement with rebel factions to come together as one force under the Defence Ministry, according to the new Syrian general administration.…
Lebanon: Ex-Israeli agents reveal how pager attacks were carried out
Two former Israeli intelligence agents have revealed how members of the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah used Israeli made walkie-talkies booby-trapped with explosives for 10 years before they were detonated…
Russia: Kremlin denies reports Assad’s wife has filed for divorce
The British-born wife of deposed Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is not seeking a divorce, a Kremlin spokesman has said. Reports in Turkish media had suggested Asma al-Assad wanted to end…
Syria: Turkiye FM meets calls for lifting of global sanctions against Syria
Turkiye foreign minister has met with the head of Syria’s new administration, promising help with the political transition and rebuilding the war-torn country after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad…
LIVE UPDATES: Six killed in Northen Gaza
24 Dec 2024 Palestinians sue BP over oil pipeline to Israel Palestinian victims of Israel’s war on Gaza have launched legal action against the British oil firm BP for running…
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…
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…
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…
LIVE UPDATES: Israel’s war on Gaza
23 Dec 2024 US military says it is preparing for strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen The US army’s Central Command (CENTCOM) has posted a picture of its sailors aboard…