Syrian rebel fighters say they have found around 40 bodies showing signs of torture in the mortuary of a military hospital in a suburb of Damascus following the overthrow of…
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Afghanistan: Minister for refugee Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani killed in blast
Afghanistan’s acting minister for refugees has been killed in an explosion in the capital, Kabul, the Taliban has said.Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani was killed on Wednesday in the blast that also…
Palestine: UN General Assembly demands ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Gaza and supports UNRWA
The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to demand an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and expressed support for the work of the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). The…
Palestine: Israeli drone attack on Gaza aid convoy kills 12 as hunger crisis deepens
An Israeli attack on Palestinian security guards escorting a humanitarian aid shipment in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 12 people and injured dozens, Al Jazeera Arabic’s correspondents on the…
Syria: PM Mohammed al-Bashir says al-Assad military collaborators to be brought to justice
Syria’s new interim prime minister has pledged to protect minority rights and bring security to the country in an interview with Al Jazeera, amid reports that the tomb of Hafez al-Assad,…
LIVE UPDATES: Israel Gaza war
12 Dec 2024 Brian Mast: Pro-Israel hawk set to lead US House foreign policy panel Palestinian rights advocates in the United States are denouncing the selection of Republican Congressman Brian…
LIVE UPDATES: Syria civil war
12 Dec 2024 Turkiye appoints diplomat for long-defunct Damascus embassy Burhan Koroglu has been appointed as the interim charge d’affaires for the Turkish embassy in Damascus. The Turkish embassy in…
Syria: Israel seizing on Damascus chaos to strike military assets
After launching hundreds of air strikes on Syrian military assets and seizing positions including the summit of a mountain with an uninterrupted sightline to the capital Damascus, Israel appears to…
Lebanon: Israeli strikes kill five in southern Lebanon amid shaky ceasefire
At least five people have been killed in Israeli attacks on several towns in southern Lebanon, the country’s Health Ministry has said, amid a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.…
UK: Authorities ‘keeping close eye’ on British jihadists in Syria
Any prospect of British jihadists returning from Syria would be “a concern” and the UK is keeping “a very close eye” on the situation, a Home Office minister has said.…