Middle East
Crucial dam at risk as Kurds and Turkish-backed groups battle in northern Syria
December 15, 2024
Crucial dam at risk as Kurds and Turkish-backed groups battle in northern Syria
CNN — A crucial dam is at risk as fighting continues in several areas of northern Syria between Kurdish groups…
Israel accuses an ‘unprecedented’ number of Israelis of spying for Iran
December 15, 2024
Israel accuses an ‘unprecedented’ number of Israelis of spying for Iran
Haifa, Israel CNN — In the months before Iranian ballistic missiles struck the Nevatim Airbase in October, Iran dispatched spies…
American released from Syrian regime prison handed over to US
December 15, 2024
American released from Syrian regime prison handed over to US
Opposition forces in Syria turned over American Travis Timmerman to US forces, who was then flown to Jordan, two US…
Video points to Assad regime’s involvement in large-scale trafficking of illicit drugs
December 15, 2024
Video points to Assad regime’s involvement in large-scale trafficking of illicit drugs
CNN — A social media video surfaced Wednesday allegedly showing a warehouse in Syria stacked with captagon, an illicit drug…
Can Syria’s Islamist rebels govern the country? Their rule in Idlib offers clues
December 14, 2024
Can Syria’s Islamist rebels govern the country? Their rule in Idlib offers clues
CNN — When Syria’s rebel-appointed prime minister sat down with officials from the ousted Assad regime for the first time…
At least 44,875 Palestinians killed since October 7, Gaza health ministry says
December 14, 2024
At least 44,875 Palestinians killed since October 7, Gaza health ministry says
At least 44,875 Palestinians have been killed and another 106,454 injured since Israel launched its war in Gaza on October…
‘The donkey is gone’: Syrians hit the streets to mark a momentous week
December 14, 2024
‘The donkey is gone’: Syrians hit the streets to mark a momentous week
Damascus, Syria CNN — At Umayyad Square in central Damascus, tens of thousands of people had the party of a…
Why Israel captured Syria’s tallest mountain just hours after Assad fell
December 14, 2024
Why Israel captured Syria’s tallest mountain just hours after Assad fell
CNN — Israel wasted no time after Bashar al-Assad’s fall to bomb all the Syrian military assets it wanted to…
At least 17 killed in Israeli strikes on central Gaza, hospital officials say
December 12, 2024
At least 17 killed in Israeli strikes on central Gaza, hospital officials say
Israeli airstrikes on central Gaza have killed at least 17 people, including eight children, on Wednesday, according to authorities at…
At Syria’s border with Lebanon, refugees return home while others flee fearing the worst
December 12, 2024
At Syria’s border with Lebanon, refugees return home while others flee fearing the worst
Masnaa, Lebanon’s border with Syria CNN — Nadia’s eyes were full of tears as she crossed the border from Syria…