US-sponsored alliance takes shape between SDF and Syrian opposition

According to reports, the US is also trying to broker an agreement between the SDF and Ankara, and has asked the Kurdish group to cut its ties with the PKK

Qatar interested in joining Lebanon gas extraction consortium

According to experts, Lebanon may not be able to benefit from its natural resources for up to eight years

Syria’s grain harvest decimated by US-sponsored war, climate change: FAO

Western sanctions and rampant security issues related to the presence of foreign occupation troops have slashed Syria's grain output significantly

Palestinian schools on strike against curriculum censorship

Hundreds of schools across Jerusalem shut their doors as teachers protested against the Israeli-imposed textbooks

Google employees accuse company of censoring support for Palestine

Workers at the US tech giant say they have faced censorship and punishment for opposing a $1.2Bln contract that provides Israel with advanced AI tools to persecute Palestinians

Yemen may not extend UN-sponsored ceasefire, PM says

Bin Habtour emphasized the need for the Sanaa government to examine the achievements of the truce in recent months before deciding to extend it further

Yemeni officials not interested in extending UN-sponsored ceasefire

The Saudi-led coalition has violated the agreement hundreds of times since the start of the truce

UAE consortium signs deal with Taliban to manage Kabul airport

The deal will only apply to the logistics at the airports and not security, which has been a sticking point in past discussions with potential partners

Saudi Arabia seizes Yemen-bound fuel ship in violation of UN-sponsored truce

Since the start of the ceasefire two weeks ago, the Saudi-led coalition has violated the terms of the truce agreement over 1,000 times

Bahraini activists hacked by Israeli NSO spyware

Governments across West Asia have been accused of using the Pegasus spyware to target and silence human rights activists and journalists

Israel threatened by US blacklist on NSO

The US commerce department placed sanctions on the NSO in another sign of growing mistrust between Washington and Tel Aviv

The Arab tribes of Lebanon: Kindling for Saudi-sponsored Sunni–Shia conflict?

Lebanon's Arab Tribes were naturalized for Rafiq Hariri's electoral ambitions. But today, they are vast in number, deadset on making their presence known, and organizing politically in every realm. After a sectarian tribal attack in Khalde left four Lebanese dead this month, the nation wants to know – what is their agenda and who is backing the tribes?

Private equity firms target arms companies as weapons sales boom

The ongoing war in Ukraine has created another boom in the defense industry, as the market created by the so-called War on Terror dries up

The Iran-Saudi deal: A bid to end endless war

The Beijing-brokered rapprochement between Tehran and Riyadh is expected to have significant implications for peace and prosperity in and around West Asia, given the considerable influence the two nations wield in the region.

To climb out of crisis, Lebanon must look east: Hezbollah leader

Hassan Nasrallah criticized political leaders for their 'unjustified fear' of accepting Chinese investment offers

Syrian Kurds celebrating Nowruz shot dead by Turkish-backed militants

The killings sparked large-scale protests calling for the expulsion of Turkish-backed militants from the northern Syrian city of Afrin

Flights between Bahrain and Iran to resume ‘soon’: MP

Iranian officials announced that the Iranian and Bahraini embassies will soon be reopened on the heels of a Chinese-brokered rapprochement deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia

Pentagon plans to sow chaos in Syria by training, arming radical groups: Report

The US plan involves providing ISIS and other extremist groups with armored vehicles as well as the planned 'kidnapping' of Russian and Iranian military personnel

Israeli officials will not meet EU foreign policy chief over critical remarks

Borrell criticized increased settler violence and civilian casualties caused by Israel’s West Bank raids

Doubts surround Israeli narrative of Megiddo bombing

The official Israeli army narrative surrounding the recent explosion in northern Israel raises questions, as the information provided could suggest that an infiltration from Lebanese territory was unlikely

Russian-Turkish ‘co-opetition’ from Syria to Nagorno-Karabakh

At a time when conflicts are increasingly interconnected, and provide tactical levers to assert pressure elsewhere, the competition between Russia-Iran and Turkiye in Syria and the South Caucasus is destined to overlap.

Iran appoints new ambassador to UAE

Tehran's deputy foreign minister confirmed that the ambassador will depart for the UAE in 'the near future'

CENTCOM chief decries Russian flyovers of US occupation bases in Syria

The US army controls nearly a third of Syria and has been accused of stealing 80 percent of the country's daily oil output

Israel approves export of anti-drone systems to Ukraine: Report

Western security officials have previously called Iran’s burgeoning drone program a 'bigger immediate threat' than their nuclear energy program

Arab leaders offer Syria billions in aid, sanctions relief if Assad pushes back against Iran: WSJ

Arab leaders offered Assad help in lobbying the west to lift crushing economic sanctions, despite Washington's disinterest in loosening its grip on Damascus

Syria, Russia usher in ‘new phase’ of relations in presidential meeting

The meeting centered around various issues including the political and humanitarian situation in Syria, as well as the war in Ukraine

Lebanese judge orders seizure of central bank governor Salameh’s assets

Despite Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh's role in collapsing the Lebanese banking system and economy, he continues to enjoy US protection shielding him from embezzlement charges

Mysterious bombing shakes Israeli security establishment

The explosive device that was planted on the side of the Route 65 highway in Megiddo has been described as very sophisticated in nature, and does not resemble those used by Palestinians in the occupied West Bank

Saudi Arabia denies entry to Israeli FM, delegation for UN event: Report

The Israeli Tourism Ministry released a statement criticizing the UN’s ‘failure to uphold principles of equal treatment’

Yemeni PM meets with Hamas officials to discuss latest developments

Ansarallah's official affirmed Yemen's full support for the Palestinian cause during the meeting