Syrian troops pulled out of the Druze heartland province of Sweida Thursday on orders from the Islamist-led government, leaving bodies strewn on the street, AFP journalists reported from the provincial capital.
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said 20 people died at an aid point in Khan Yunis, in the south of the Palestinian territory on Wednesday, blaming armed 鈥榓gitators鈥� in the crowd.
Iraqi prime minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani inaugurated Wednesday the city of Mosul鈥檚 newly restored airport, years after it was destroyed in the battle to dislodge the Islamic State group.
Explosive-laden drones hit three oil fields in Iraq鈥檚 autonomous Kurdistan region on Wednesday, Kurdish authorities said, a day after a similar attack halted operations at a US-run field.
Israel said it bombed Syrian army headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday after warning the Islamist-led government to leave the Druze minority alone in its Sweida heartland where a monitor says sectarian clashes have killed nearly 300 people.
Iran鈥檚 supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that Israel鈥檚 attacks during last month鈥檚 12-day war were intended to weaken the Islamic republic鈥檚 system and spark unrest to topple it.
Gaza ceasefire talks remain in their 鈥榝irst phase鈥櫬燼fter more than a week of talks, even as mediators step up efforts to broker a truce between Israel and Hamas, Qatar said Tuesday.
The UN warned Tuesday that mass displacement in the West Bank had hit levels not seen since the start of Israel鈥檚 occupation of the Palestinian territory nearly 60 years ago.
Israel launched strikes Tuesday against Syrian government forces in the Druze-majority region of Sweida, saying it was acting to protect the religious minority.
Israeli strikes on the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon killed 12 people on Tuesday, Lebanese state media reported, as the Israeli army said it hit Hezbollah targets in the area.
Stuttering Gaza ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas entered a second week on Monday, with US president Donald Trump still hopeful of a breakthrough and as more than 20 people were killed on the ground.
A man was killed in Iraq鈥檚 autonomous Kurdistan region late Sunday during protests against power cuts, residents and a medical source said.
Iran said Monday it had 鈥榥o specific date鈥� for a meeting with the United States on Tehran鈥檚 nuclear programme, following a war with Israel that had derailed negotiations.
At least 89 people were killed in the southern Syrian province of Sweida as clashes between Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters raged for a second day Monday, a monitor said.
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes on Sunday killed more than 40 Palestinians, including at a market and a water distribution point, as talks for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas stalled...