Rebel forces in southern Syria have reportedly captured most of the Deraa region – the birthplace of the 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. A UK-based war monitor reports that…
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Afghanistan: Cricket stars Rashid, Nabi urge Taliban to revoke ban on women’s education
Afghanistan’s top cricket stars Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi have urged the Taliban to reconsider their ban on women’s access to medical education and training, terming the move “deeply unjust”.…
Palestine: Israeli forces strike, storm Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital
At least four staff have been killed when several air strikes hit Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital and Israeli forces stormed the facility, according to the hospital’s director and the enclave’s Civil Defence…
Syria: Thousands flee city Homs as rebels advance further
Tens of thousands of people are fleeing Syria’s third-largest city Homs in fear that Islamist-led rebels will continue to advance towards the capital, Damascus. The rebels seized Hama to the north…
LIVE UPDATES: Israel-Gaza War
Israeli army announces exercise in Jordan Valley, Golan Heights In the coming hours, a military exercise will begin at two locations in the northern Jordan Valley and southern occupied Golan…
Syria: Rebels capture second major city after military withdraws
Syrian rebels say they have taken control of the major city of Hama, after the military withdrew its troops amid fierce battles. The leader of the Islamist militant group Hayat…
Palestine: Israeli strikes on Gaza kill dozens as Hamas official says talks resume
The Israeli military has killed at least 39 Palestinians in overnight strikes across the Gaza Strip, medics said, including at least 21 in an attack that set ablaze tents sheltering…
Israel: Authorities say body of hostage Itay Svirsky recovered from Gaza
The Israeli military says the body of an Israeli hostage held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip has been recovered in a joint operation with the Shin Bet security service.…
LIVE UPDATES: Israel-Gaza War
Katz insists administrative detention policy for Israeli settlers unchanged Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has rebuked reports suggesting he was walking back on a controversial policy ending administrative detention for…
LIVE UPDATES: Israel-Gaza War
Israel returns bodies of two Jordanians involved in border attack The Israeli army has said it returned the bodies of two Jordanian citizens who carried out a shooting attack against its…