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…
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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.…
Syria: Celebration in Damascus as world leaders discuss challenges facing the country
Tens of thousands of Syrians have converged at the landmark Umayyad Mosque in the capital Damascus to celebrate the removal of President Bashar al-Assad, as world leaders held meetings to discuss the…
Palestine: Jenin Brigades commander killed as PA forces raid occupied West Bank camp
Fighting has erupted in the Jenin refugee camp between Palestinian security forces and the Jenin Brigades, leaving a commander from the occupied West Bank armed group dead and several other…