Syria is holding parliamentary elections for the first time since the overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, a landmark moment in the country’s fragile transition after nearly 14 years of war.
Members of Syria’s electoral colleges…

Syria is holding parliamentary elections for the first time since the overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, a landmark moment in the country’s fragile transition after nearly 14 years of war.
Members of Syria’s electoral colleges…
Iran okays plan to drop zeroes from wilting rial The Times of Israel

Jerome Hughes
Press TV, Dublin
A huge pro-Palestinian rally takes place in Dublin. Protesters demanded an immediate end to the genocide in Gaza and the arrest of Israeli Prime…

Nairobi, Kenya – Shouts of “Birdman! Birdman!” trail 27-year-old Rodgers Oloo Magutha down a street in the centre of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi.
Vendors pause mid-sale, police glance away from traffic, and pedestrians abruptly stop to watch…

Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg was subjected to humiliation and harsh treatment in an Israeli prison after being captured aboard the Gaza aid flotilla, according to fellow activists and lawyers.

Tariff Reforms Essential to Boost Iran–Turkey Trade
TEHRAN (Iran News) Hamed Asgari, Vice President for International Affairs at the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA), described the current level of economic…

Attackers wore military uniform and rode vehicles imitating security forces to breach a high-security prison in the capital.
All seven attackers who stormed a major prison complex in Mogadishu have been killed following an hours-long gun battle in…

Minister of Foreign Affairs Seyed Abbas Araghchi convened a session this morning with ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, and heads of foreign and international representations in Tehran.
During the meeting, Araghchi outlined the recent…

Israeli forces have conducted several incursions into southern Syria, near the occupied Golan Heights, where they set up checkpoints and detained three locals, reports say.
The SANA news agency reported on Saturday that…

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The protests show the status quo of the Trump administration and the chaos that has been caused due to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) policies for a country, a significant part of which is…