Report says famine spreading in Sudan
A report from the UN's global hunger monitor has found famine in five areas of Sudan and expects it to...
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Turkey will do ‘whatever it takes’ against Kurdish militia in Syria
War-weary Syria looks set for further conflict as rival blocs that include NATO allies Turkey and the US are poised...
US diplomats head to Syria to meet new leadership
US diplomats are heading to Syria to meet Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of the...
Human Rights Watch accused Israel of “acts of genocide”
Human Rights Watch has become the second major human rights organisation to describe Israeli acts with the word genocide, following...
Israel makes breakthrough in normalisation talks with Saudi Arabia
A leading Israeli newspaper has reported that Israel has reached a breakthrough in talks on normalisation with Saudi Arabia without...
US officials suspect Turkey plotting Syria invasion
Turkey looks prepared to invade Syria to fight US-allied Kurdish groups in the northeast of the country that it considers...
Israel to close embassy in Ireland
Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar said on December 15th that Israel will close its embassy in Ireland due to the...
Israeli defence minister tells troops to spend winter inside Syria
Israel's defence minister Israel Katz has ordered Israeli troops to spend winter on Mount Hermon, a strategic location inside Syria...
Russia nears agreement to keep military bases in Syria
Russia is close to agreeing with Syria’s new leadership to keep two vital military bases in the country, according to...
Israel responsible for one third of journalist killings in 2024
Israel killed a third of the 54 journalists killed worldwide while carrying out their work or because of their profession...
UN says most humanitarian aid to Gaza blocked in last two months
The United Nations said on December 10th that humanitarian aid to northern Gaza, where Israel launched an offensive on October...
At least 33 Palestinians killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza
Israeli strikes in the northern and central Gaza Strip on December 11th killed at least 33 Palestinians, most of them...
Mohammed al-Bashir appointed new Syrian Prime Minister
Mohammed al-Bashir, who previously ran the Syrian Salvation Government based in the country's northwest, took charge of the country as...
Israel strikes Syria and troops reportedly make advances
Israel has carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes in Syria as its troops push deeper into the country, a...
Bashar al-Assad toppled in Syria
Syrian opposition groups said on December 8th that they have ended the 24-year rule of Bashar al-Assad, according to Reuters....
Syrian opposition groups close in on Homs
Syrian opposition groups said they took control of the southern city of Daraa on December 7th, according to Reuters. Daraa...
Amnesty says Israel is carrying out ‘genocide’ in Gaza
A report by Amnesty International released on December 5th accused Israel of "committing genocide" against Palestinians in Gaza, according to...
Hamas and Fatah agree on joint committee to run Gaza after war
The Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah have agreed to create a committee to jointly administer post-war Gaza, negotiators from both...
Iraqi militias enter Syria to support government
Iraqi militias, affiliated with Iran, entered Syria overnight to support Syria's army battling the group Tahrir al-Sham, two Syrian army...
Former defence minister accuses Israel of “ethnic cleansing”
Former Israeli defence minister Moshe Yaalon accused the Israeli army of “ethnic cleansing” in the Gaza Strip on November 30th,...
