35 people summarily executed in 3 days: Syria
Fighters affiliated with Syria鈥檚 new Islamist leaders have carried out 35 summary executions over 72 hours, mostly of Assad-era officers, a war monitor said on Sunday.
Middle East
Lebanese try again to return to southern border villages
South Lebanon residents accompanied by the army tried to return to their villages on Monday, official media and AFP correspondents reported, a day after Israeli fire killed more than 20 people in the area.
Trump floats plan to 鈥榡ust clean out鈥� Gaza
US president Donald Trump floated a plan Saturday to 鈥榡ust clean out鈥� Gaza, and said he wants Egypt and Jordan to take Palestinians from the territory in a bid to create Middle East peace.
Israeli fire kills 15 on deadline for Lebanon withdrawal
Israeli troops opened fire in south Lebanon on Sunday, killing 15 residents and a Lebanese soldier, health officials said as hundreds of people tried to return to their homes on the deadline for Israel to withdraw.
Iran, Afghanistan call for more ties in Kabul talks
Iran and Afghanistan called for increased cooperation during a trip to Kabul by Tehran鈥檚 foreign minister on Sunday, the highest-level Iranian official to visit the Afghan capital since the Taliban鈥檚 takeover in 2021....
Displaced Gazans mass at Israeli barrier waiting to reach north
A vast crowd of Gazans massed near an Israeli military barrier preventing them from heading to their homes in the north on Sunday amid a row between Hamas and Israel over the terms of their ceasefire deal....
Huthi rebels release 153 Yemeni prisoners: ICRC
Yemen鈥檚 Huthi rebels freed 153 鈥榗onflict-related鈥� prisoners on Saturday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said, as a ceasefire largely holds after years of war.
Lebanon army accuses Israel of ceasefire delay
The Lebanese army on Saturday said it was ready to deploy its forces in the country鈥檚 south, accusing Israel of 鈥榩rocrastination鈥� in its withdrawal in time for a deadline the following day.
Truce deal: Hamas frees four Israeli hostages in Gaza
Four freed Israeli women hostages were home in Israel Saturday, ending more than 15 months of captivity after Hamas militants handed them over to the Red Cross under a truce deal in the Gaza war.
Gaza development put back 60 years by war: UNDP chief
The Israel-Hamas war has put back development in Gaza by 60 years and mobilising the tens of billions of dollars needed for reconstruction will be an uphill task...
Iran Nobel winner addresses French parliament
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi on Thursday called for an 鈥榚nd鈥� to the Islamic republic and urged human rights to be a precondition of any negotiation with Tehran as she...
Hundreds leave Jenin as Israel presses raid
A Palestinian official said hundreds of people began leaving their homes in a flashpoint area of the occupied West Bank on Thursday as Israeli forces pressed a deadly operation.
Iran VP says govt put off enforcing strict dress code
Iranian vice president Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday his government had put off enforcing the country鈥檚 strict Islamic dress code in order 鈥榥ot to put women under pressure鈥�.
Shooting, explosions in Jenin as Israel presses raid
Gunfire and explosions rocked the occupied West Bank鈥檚 Jenin area on Wednesday, a Palestinian official and an AFP reporter said, as the Israeli military pressed on for a second day with a large-scale raid...
Six killed as Syria security forces launch sweep in Homs province
Six people were killed on Tuesday in Syria鈥檚 central Homs province, a war monitor said, as security forces launched a sweep of the area....