Category: 3. Middle East

Rights chief fears another wave of violence similar to el-Fasher as death toll mounts across strategic region.

The United Nations has warned that the Kordofan region of Sudan could face another wave of mass atrocities as fierce fighting between…

Israel hasn’t talked about the “war” in Gaza for many weeks. After all, there’s a ceasefire in place, is there not? The fact that more than 350 Palestinians, including more than 130 children, have been killed during this so-called…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday appointed his military secretary, Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman, as the next head of the Mossad, the intelligence service responsible for Israel’s overseas operations,…

A delegation representing all UN Security Council members arrived in Damascus on Thursday, marking the first visit to the country in 14 years, according to official media reports, Anadolu said.

After arriving in the…

NEW YORK, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Syria’s economy is growing much faster than the World Bank’s 1% estimate for 2025, due to the flow of refugees back to the country after a 14-year civil war ended, aiding plans for the country to relaunch its currency,…

By Maayan Lubell and Nidal al-Mughrabi

JERUSALEM/CAIRO Dec 4 (Reuters) – The head of an armed Palestinian faction that opposes Hamas in Gaza has been killed, Israeli media reported on Thursday, in what would be a blow to Israeli efforts to support…

These are the updates for Thursday, December 4, 2025 as US President Donald Trump hosts a peace-deal signing ceremony.