Pakistan’s fast bowler Mohammad Amir announced his retirement from international cricket on Saturday, ending a controversial career that saw him jailed on spot-fixing charges. The 32-year-old came out of retirement…
Tag: Middle East
Syria: Israel intensifies Damascus attacks, but HTS leader says doesn’t want conflict
Israeli air forces have carried out dozens of attacks targeting military and ammunition sites across Syria, as the de facto Syrian leader warned against the incursion but added that his…
Jordan: Eight Arab countries vow to support ‘peaceful transition process’ in Syria
Top diplomats from eight Arab League countries have agreed at a meeting in Jordan to “support a peaceful transition process” in Syria following President Bashar al-Assad’s overthrow. Foreign ministers from Jordan, Saudi…
Iran: Authorities jail journalist Reza Valizadeh for ‘hostile’ US collaboration
A court in Iran has sentenced Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh to 10 years in prison after finding him guilty of “collaborating with the hostile US government”, according to his lawyer.…
Saudi Arabia: UN talks fail to produce deal to tackle global drought
The 12-day meeting of parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), known as COP16, has ended in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh without an agreement on responding to drought.…
Syria: Rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani vows to shut down notorious Assad prisons
Syrian rebel forces have said they plan to close the notoriously harsh prisons run by ousted president Bashar al-Assad and hunt those involved in the killing or torture of detainees.…
Iraq: USA’s Blinken meets Iraq PM to discuss Syria future, fight against ISIL
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met Iraq Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani for talks on the future of neighbouring Syria during an unannounced visit to Baghdad. Blinken…
Palestine: Israeli forces storm Gaza school sheltering displaced, killing at least 15
At least 15 Palestinians have been killed after Israeli forces stormed a Gaza school sheltering displaced people, sources have said, amid a wave of attacks across the besieged Palestinian territory…
Jordan: US Secretary of State Blinken acknowledges contact with Syria’s HTS rebels
The administration of President Joe Biden has acknowledged contact with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Syrian opposition group that led the recent lightning offensive that toppled longtime leader Bashar al-Assad. Saturday’s statement, delivered by US…
Syria: US citizen Travis Timmerman imprisoned in Syria has been released and flown to Jordan
United States officials have revealed that Travis Timmerman, a 29-year-old US citizen who disappeared into the Syrian prison system seven months ago, has been released and taken out of the country.…