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.…
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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…
USA: American hostage Austin Tice is alive in Syria-Biden
President Joe Biden has said the US will try to bring home one of the longest-held American hostages following the sudden collapse of the Syrian government. Speaking at the White…
LIVE UPDATES: Syria civil war
10 December 2024 Red Cross urges Syrians not to exhume their own dead Syrian families whose loved ones disappeared under ousted president Bashar al-Assad should not try to exhume their…
UK: Authorities could remove Syrian rebel group from terror list
The UK government could remove Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham from the list of banned terrorist groups after the rebels led the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in Syria. Cabinet…