US kills senior Syria Al-Qaeda affiliate member
The US military said Saturday it had killed a senior member of Al-Qaeda鈥檚 Syrian branch Hurras al-Din, which announced its dissolution last month, in an air strike in the country鈥檚 northwest.
Middle East
Arab leaders meet in KSA over Gaza plan
Arab leaders met in Riyadh on Friday to craft a plan for Gaza鈥檚 post-war reconstruction to counter Donald Trump鈥檚 proposal for the United States to take over the territory without its Palestinian residents.
Israel says hostage body returned by Hamas not Bibas mother
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said he would ensure 鈥楬amas pays the full price鈥� for failing to hand over Israeli mother Shiri Bibas after the militant group released a body Israel said was not hers....
Iran executes 975 in 2024
Iran executed at least 975 people last year in a 鈥榟orrifying escalation鈥� of its use of capital punishment, two human rights groups said on Thursday...
GAZA TRUCE PHASE TWO: Hamas says ready to free all hostages at once
Hamas signalled on Wednesday that it was willing to free all remaining hostages held in Gaza in a single swap during the next phase of the on-going ceasefire agreement...
Palestinians to decide Gaza future: Qatar
Qatar, a key mediator in the Gaza conflict, said on Tuesday that Palestinians 鈥� not outsiders 鈥� must decide the territory鈥檚 future after the Israel-Hamas war...
Israel withdraws but keeps five positions in south Lebanon
Israeli troops withdrew from all but five points in south Lebanon on Tuesday, allowing displaced residents to return to border villages largely destroyed in more than a year of hostilities.
Israeli military set to miss Lebanon withdrawal deadline
Israel was poised to again miss a deadline for withdrawing its troops from Lebanon after the military said Monday it would remain in five 鈥榮trategic points鈥� despite pushback from Beirut.
Khamenei warns of attempts to create 鈥榙iscord鈥� in Iran
Iran鈥檚 supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on Monday against what he called 鈥榮oft war鈥� tactics employed by enemies in a bid to sow discord within the Islamic republic.
Israel strike kills 2 cops in Gaza
Hamas said an Israeli strike on Sunday killed two police officers and wounded another near the southern Gaza city of Rafah, a day after Israel and militants carried out a hostage-prisoner swap.
Hamas, Israel complete 6th hostage-prisoner swap
Palestinian militants released three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian inmates freed by Israel, completing the latest swap despite fears the Gaza truce deal was near collapse.
Lebanon media report Israeli drone strike in south
Lebanese official media said an Israeli drone struck the country鈥檚 south on Saturday, without reporting casualties, days before a deadline in a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
Turkey removes another pro-Kurdish mayor
A ninth mayor from Turkey鈥檚 pro-Kurdish DEM party, the third largest in parliament, has been removed from office because of alleged links to a 鈥榯errorist organisation鈥�, the interior ministry said on Saturday.
鈥榁ery concerned鈥� about condition of hostages in Gaza: Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross, which has facilitated the ongoing hostage-prisoner swaps between Israel and Hamas, said on Friday that it was 鈥榲ery concerned鈥� about the condition of the remaining captives held in Gaza....
Hamas says committed to truce, hostage release
Hamas said Thursday it was committed to honouring a truce with Israel that has come under severe strain in recent days, adding that it planned to proceed with the next hostage-prisoner swap this weekend as planned...