Middle East


Syrian Druze leader says community is ‘inseparable part of Israel,’ hints at developments in Sweida

A woman carries a Druze and an Israeli flag as members of the Druze community in Israel and their supporters near the US Embassy in Jerusalem to show solidarity with their community in neighbouring Syria, on July 16, 2025.

Mladenov tells UNSC that IDF, Hamas are causing Gaza ceasefire to unravel

Masked gunmen from the Qassam brigade, the militia wing of Hamas, attend the funeral of Mazen Faqha in Gaza City, Saturday, March, 25, 2017. The former Palestinian prisoner whom Israel sent to Gaza after his release was found shot dead at the entrance of his house in Gaza City.

US removing Syria as sponsor of terror is 'blow' to victims, impacts on sectarian violence unknown

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during a bilateral meeting alongside the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.