The US military said that President Joe Biden authorized airstrikes in Syria after an American contractor was killed by a drone attack. The airstrikes hit targets affiliated with Iranian for… Read More
The Pentagon says that eight Iran-backed fighters were killed in US airstrikes in Syria last week. Six US soldiers were also injured in the attacks. The strikes occurred as Iran gets closer… Read More
The Islamic State jihadist group leader responsible for terror attacks in Europe, Khalid Aydd Ahmed al-Jabouri, has reportedly been killed in an American air strike in Syria. Al-Jabouri clai… Read More
PARIS — French authorities revealed Tuesday that three Syrian nationals, all former or current advisers of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, were charged on March 29 with complicity in… Read More
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is in Ankara, Turkey, for a two-day visit to discuss a range of issues, including Syria, the Black Sea corridor, and possible Putin visit. Lavrov is ex… Read More
CIA Director Bill Burns made an unannounced trip to Saudi Arabia this week where he reportedly aired Washington's frustrations over Riyadh's opening to Iran and Syria through mediation broke… Read More
Israeli warplanes and artillery struck targets in Syria following rare rocket fire from the north-eastern neighbour, as Jewish-Muslim tensions reached a peak Sunday at a volatile Jerusalem s… Read More
Syria has fired rockets at Israel after Israeli police stormed the Al-Aqsa mosque. Palestinian militants have fired rockets into Israel and Lebanon in response to the Israeli police raid. It… Read More
Israeli artillery strikes on Syria after several rockets were fired from there and landed in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Israeli retaliatory strike to rocket attacks from Syria takes… Read More
ANKARA — Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Thursday tacitly acknowledged the difficulty of including Iran in high-level talks between the Turkish and Syrian governments. Ask… Read More
Egypt's foreign minister has called on Turkey to withdraw its troops from Syria, amid tensions between the two countries. Turkish troops are currently in Syria to fight against the Islamic S… Read More
IS jihadists killed at least 31 people foraging for truffles in Syria on Sunday, a monitor said. The high price, low wage of the truffles has made the practice a high-risk one for the local… Read More
Prince Faisal bin Farhan, the Saudi foreign minister, has landed in Syria for the first time since the start of the civil war in 2011. He is meeting with President Bashar al-Assad, a move th… Read More
Saudi Arabia's top diplomat is expected to visit Damascus on Tuesday, Syria said, ending more than a decade of diplomatic deep-freeze between the two countries. Recent months have seen incre… Read More
Turkey and Syria held high-level talks in Moscow on Tuesday, discussing steps to normalize Ankara-Damascus ties. The talks were positive, and the two sides discussed the withdrawal of Turkis… Read More
AL-DARBASIYAH, Syria — Ahmed Abed Al Khani Salam, the 11-year-old son of impoverished farmers from rural Tell Hamis in Kurdish-run northeast Syria, had big dreams. In September 20… Read More
The Turkey-Syria earthquakes have left many people displaced and struggling to rebuild their lives. The disaster has also had a significant impact on the country's economy and political futu… Read More
The opposition alliance plans to undo President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two-decade legacy of highly centralised and religiously conservative rule, including restoring "independent and imparti… Read More
The Arab League agreed to reinstate Syria on Sunday, ending a 12-year suspension. Some influential league members remained opposed to welcoming back the country, chief among them Qatar, whic… Read More
The Turkish opposition leader, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, plans to restore trust with Washington and Europe while mending ties with Syria. A regional power of 85 million people and NATO's bridgehea… Read More
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is set to attend his first Arab League summit in 12 years, and is expected to meet with African leaders during the meeting. The summit is also expected to a… Read More
The world's chemical weapons watchdog failed to agree a roadmap for the next five years because of deep divisions between Western powers, and Russia and Syria. The meeting began on Monday wi… Read More
SUMMARYThe KRG has lost over $1.5 billion in revenue due to the stoppage of oil flow through the Turkish pipeline at the Ceyhan Port. The KRG could default on certain debts… Read More
The Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, is set to make his first visit to Iran on Sunday since coming to power in 2020. The visit comes amid improving relations between Iran and Saudi… Read More
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has accused France of "hysteria" and seeking to restore the legacy of the colonial era after French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna called for him to… Read More
In Syria's rebel-held areas, recycling plastic is a way of life for those who are struggling financially, with many earning a living by sifting through rubbish dumps and selling the plastic… Read More
Over the weekend, a helicopter accident in northeast Syria injured 22 United States service members. The cause of the accident is under investigation, but no enemy fire was reported. The inj… Read More
The Italian coastguard has rescued 242 migrants, some of whom may be refugees, off the coast of Lampedusa island. The migrants were crammed into five small boats, with one boat carrying 52 m… Read More
Czech police have arrested 14 individuals, including 13 foreigners and one Czech citizen, suspected of smuggling at least a thousand illegal migrants from Turkey to Western Europe since 2021… Read More
The UN General Assembly has created an independent body to investigate the fate of thousands of missing people in Syria since the start of the war in 2011. Over 100,000 people are estimated… Read More
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Jordan's foreign minister Ayman Safadi met in Damascus to discuss war refugees and cross-border drug smuggling. The meeting focused on facilitating the v… Read More
Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi visited Turkey's new Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to discuss the Syrian conflict and bilateral and regional issues. Both countries expressed support fo… Read More
The United States and Russia are heading for another confrontation at the United Nations Security Council over the delivery of aid to Syria. The Security Council has until July 10 to renew t… Read More
Russian fighter jets harassed U.S. military drones conducting operations against ISIS in Syria, according to U.S. officials. The incident involved three MQ-9 Reaper drones being engaged by t… Read More
Russian fighter jets have once again engaged in "unsafe and unprofessional behavior" towards US Air Force drones over Syria, according to US military officials. The incidents occurred on two… Read More
A U.S. airstrike in eastern Syria killed ISIS leader Usamah al-Muhajir, according to U.S. Central Command. The drone strike took place on Friday and was conducted while the drone was being h… Read More
The UN Security Council failed to reach a consensus on extending a key Syria aid route, jeopardizing life-saving support for millions of people. Russia vetoed a nine-month extension and its… Read More
Iraq's Mesopotamian marshes, home to the Marsh Arab culture, are drying up due to drought, decimating herds of water buffaloes and threatening the livelihoods of the Ma'adan people. The Unit… Read More
Iraq's Water Crisis: The Devastating Impact of Drying RiversDid you know that Iraq is facing a water crisis of alarming proportions? As rivers dry up and reservoirs reach critically low leve… Read More
The United Nations has expressed concern over the "unacceptable conditions" set by the Syrian government for allowing aid to flow through the Bab al-Hawa crossing to rebel-held areas in nort… Read More
Russia and Iran have been quietly coordinating in Syria to pressure the United States to withdraw its forces from the country, according to a senior US military official. The official cited… Read More
The future prediction for the #IQD to the year 2025 is not a science. There are many factors that make up the financial prediction for any country's foreign currency rate. … Read More
AstraZeneca's CFO, Aradhana Sarin, has denied that geopolitical tensions are impacting the company's operations in China. This follows reports that the pharma giant is considering spinning o… Read More
Can Syria's Currency Gain Value after the war is over? Syria is a prime example of a nation that has endured immeasurable suffering in a world marred by conflict and turmoil. But amids… Read More
Early Wednesday, Syria's president doubled public sector wages and pensions as its national currency plunged further, reaching a new low.Just before midnight Tuesday, Syrian President Bashar… Read More
Ali al-Allaq, the governor of Iraq's central bank, says the country has launched a war against currency smuggling in its banking system.In response to implementing US dollar supply restricti… Read More
Iraqi forces launched a strike against the Islamic State (IS) in the Qaraj mountains near Tuz Khurmatu in eastern Iraq, targeting caves being used by IS members. The strikes destroyed the hi… Read More
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group, has apparently died in a plane crash, raising questions about the future of the Russian private military company. The fate of the… Read More
Canadian officials have shown little interest in repatriating Canadian nationals who are imprisoned among former Islamic State fighters in Kurdish-run prisons in Syria. The Kurdish-led Syria… Read More
Anti-government protests have been growing in Syria, particularly in the southern city of Suwayda, due to the worsening economic crisis. The demonstrations initially focused on the cost of l… Read More
Turkish warplanes conducted airstrikes on suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq following a suicide attack on a government building in Ankara. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK… Read More
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Middle East leaders have responded to the Hamas attacks on Israel, with some countries condemning the attacks and calling for restraint, while others praised the resistance groups. Egypt urg… Read More
American and allied forces in Iraq and Syria have faced a series of drone and missile attacks this month, with Washington attributing the attacks to Iran. The increase in attacks is linked t… Read More
The US military has conducted strikes against two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iranian-backed groups in retaliation for recent attacks against US forces in Iraq and Syria. Defense Sec… Read More
Aine Leslie Davis, a British Muslim convert who joined Islamic State, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for possession of a firearm and funding terrorism. Davis, once suspected of… Read More
At least eight pro-Iran fighters were killed in U.S. airstrikes in eastern Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The strikes were carried out in response to attacks on… Read More
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian denied Iran's involvement in a drone attack in the Red Sea that targeted a U.S. missile destroyer. The drone, originating from Yemen, was sh… Read More
Nick Schifrin is a Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent for PBS NewsHour. He has won multiple awards for his coverage of international events, including the 2017 Peabody Award and the N… Read More
Larsa Pippen is a well-known American television personality, entrepreneur, and model from Chicago, Illinois, who is best known for being the ex-wife of a famous NBA Hall of Famer named Scot… Read More