US occupation troops steal wheat from Syria to send to Iraq

In addition to stealing Syrian wheat supplies, the US military has also been stealing Syrian oil

Russia FM visits Turkey, puts forward plan to ease wheat crisis

Russia claims Soviet-era mines placed in the Black Sea by Ukraine are preventing safe passage of grain exports to the world

World Bank approves loan to support Lebanon’s wheat imports

The Islamic Republic of Iran has previously offered to provide the crisis-hit nation with wheat to avert a food crisis

Lebanese government ignores Russian wheat, oil offer despite crisis: Report

Russia also offers to sell fuel to power Lebanon's power plants, pricing the sales in Lebanese liras instead of foreign currencies

Lebanon extends credit line for wheat at last minute to avert crisis

The release of funds comes days after the bread-making industry announced there was no wheat left in storage and their factories had stopped producing bread

Oxfam: Palestinian wheat stocks could soon run out due to the Ukraine crisis

The Palestinian Authority imports 95 percent of the wheat sold in the occupied territories, but has no storage facilities

Lebanon’s wheat reserves empty due to manufactured crisis

A multitude of avoidable circumstances have led to the lack of wheat supplies in Lebanon, forcing bakers to shut down operations

Tehran ready to provide wheat to Lebanon: Iranian FM

The Iranian official also said that the Islamic Republic is ready to build two power plants in Lebanon

Lebanese mills running out of wheat as Lebanon, Syria head towards food crisis

The Russian-Ukrainian conflict is raising fears of major shortages in the global wheat supply

Russia destroyed at least 100 Turkish Bayraktar drones used by Ukraine: Report

Turkey sold Ukraine Bayraktar drones both before and after the start of the Kremlin's special military operation in Ukraine

Israeli forces fire at Lebanese farmers near border

Israeli soldiers regularly fire towards Lebanese farmers and shepherds as a form of intimidation

Five killed and 30 injured in landmine explosion in Deraa, Syria

Violence has plagued Deraa in the months after rebel groups laid down their arms to take part in a reconciliation program promoted by Damascus

Large protests in northern Syria against Turkish occupation

Turkish-backed militants have been accused of using the global fuel crisis to hike the prices of daily needs and embezzling millions in humanitarian aid

Yemen’s Ansarallah launches ‘food missiles’ to help starving people in Hodeidah: Report

Between eight to ten rockets containing food are launched into the city of Al-Durayhimi on a daily basis, amounting to 2,500 rockets since 2018

Algeria signs multi-million dollar oil, gas deals with China

The oil deal marks the second agreement signed between the Algerian national oil and gas company and China within 10 days

Lebanese currency hits all-time low as healthcare workers, bakers strike

Since 2019, Lebanon has been experiencing the world's worst economic crisis in 150 years, according to the World Bank

NATO vs Russia: what happens next

In Davos and beyond, NATO's upbeat narrative plays like a broken record, while on the ground, Russia is stacking up wins that could sink the Atlantic order.

UN leader warns of looming global food shortages

West Asia has been hardest hit by the fallout of western sanctions imposed on Russia, with Syria, Yemen, and Afghanistan all facing severe food shortages

Fuel prices in Lebanon reach new heights as currency continues to depreciate

Lebanon has also been hit hard by a growing food crisis exacerbated by the conflict in Ukraine

Protests ongoing in Iran over rising food prices

At least one person has died after the protests turned violent in the province of Khuzestan

US to provide over $800 million in ‘humanitarian aid’ to Syria

In 2016, journalists discovered humanitarian aid hoarded in the warehouses of formerly rebel-held areas in Aleppo after its liberation by the Syrian Arab Army

Omani Sultan receives Russian FM for talks

The Omani foreign minister called for a peaceful solution to the Ukraine conflict during a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart

Russian FM in Algeria to bolster mutual cooperation

Russia and Algeria are major gas exporters looking to cooperate amid a global energy crisis exacerbated by western sanctions on Moscow

Clash of Christianities: Why Europe cannot understand Russia

Western Europeans see the Orthodox and eastern Christians as satraps and a bunch of smugglers, while the Orthodox regard the Crusaders as barbarian usurpers bent on world conquest.

SDF take over government-held areas as Hasakah siege continues

The SDF have also taken control of Hasakah’s main bakeries, preventing civilians from securing bread

Arab League delegation to hold talks with Russian, Ukrainian FMs

Several Arab states have maintained a position of neutrality amid demands by the west to condemn Russia's military action in Ukraine

Lebanon faces national education emergency: UN official

Since 2019, Lebanon has been experiencing the worst economic crisis of the modern era, according to the World Bank

Annual inflation rate of Lebanon sees triple digit increase

Inflation has severely affected the average citizen, with Lebanon now facing looming food shortages

Rights group sounds alarm over unprecedented food crisis in West Asia

The conflict in Ukraine and western sanctions on Russia have exacerbated a global supply crisis that was set off by the COVID-19 pandemic

Militants in Syria’s Idlib capitalize on rising global prices

The militant group, HTS, has been using the Ukraine crisis to profit in the Idlib region of Syria, which has a 97 percent poverty rate