Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinian farmers working their lands in Silwad, east of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. Video footage captured by local media shows farmers with bloody wounds…
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Syria: Authorities crack down on ‘remnants’ of Bashar al-Assad’s rule
Syria’s new administration is carrying out a security crackdown against what it has described as “remnants” of former President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, with operations under way in several parts of the country.…
Syria: More than 30,000 returned home since al-Assad’s fall- Turkiye
Nearly 31,000 Syrians have returned home since the fall of strongman Bashar al-Assad, according to the interior minister of neighbouring Turkiye, which shelters some 3 million Syrian refugees. Meanwhile, inside the…
Afghanistan: Taliban hit ‘several points’ in Pakistan in retaliation for attacks
Afghan Taliban forces targeted “several points” in neighbouring Pakistan, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense has said, days after Pakistani aircraft carried out aerial bombardments inside the country. The statement from the defence ministry…
Yemen: Houthis vow to continue attacking Israel despite strikes on Yemen
A Houthi political official says the group will continue attacking Israel in solidarity with the Palestinians despite the escalating Israeli air strikes in Yemen. Mohammed al-Bukhaiti told the BBC that…
Iran: Authorities arrest Italian reporter
An Italian journalist has been under arrest in Iran for more than a week, Italy’s foreign ministry has said.Cecilia Sala works for Il Foglio newspaper and for podcast company Chora…
Yemen: UN health chief at Sanaa airport during Israeli strikes
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) and other UN staff were at Yemen’s international airport in Sanaa on Thursday during Israeli air strikes which are reported to have…
Yemen: Israel strikes Sanaa airport and Hodeidah power plant
Israel’s military says it struck multiple targets linked to the Houthi rebels in Yemen, including Sanaa International Airport and three ports along the western coast. The attacks carried out on…
Middle East: Pakistan air strikes in Afghanistan spark Taliban warning of retaliation
The Pakistani military conducted air raids in neighbouring Afghanistan late on Tuesday night, targeting hideouts of the Pakistan Taliban, known by the acronym TTP, armed group in Paktika province, according…