Category: 3. Middle East

When the Assad regime fell in December 2024, opposition forces opened prison doors across Syria. For many, Assad’s demise was…

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned of a forceful response if the United States or its allies bomb his country.

That follows a threat made…

US Senator Lindsey Graham described nomination of Eli Sharvit as Shin Bet chief as ‘beyond problematic’.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reversed his nomination of a former naval commander to head Israel’s spy agency amid criticism…

Ursula von der Leyen says ‘all instruments are on the table’ as bloc weighs response to US tariffs.

European Union executive head Ursula von der Leyen has said the bloc has a “strong plan” to retaliate against United States President…

Authorities in Myanmar have held a minute of silence to honour the victims of a catastrophic earthquake that killed more than 2,700 people, including 50 children at one preschool near the city of Mandalay.

The moment of remembrance on Tuesday…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Tuesday he had reversed a decision to appoint former navy commander Vice Admiral Eli Sharvit as security agency chief following criticism, including from a key US senator.

Netanyahu had…

Houthis claim to down US drone. President Donald Trump declares Yemeni rebel group ‘decimated’ by air strike campaign.

The United States military launched a series of air attacks on Yemen overnight, targeting Houthi rebels.

Strikes hit an area…

Leak in pipeline belonging to state-run Petronas sends fire spreading to villages during Eid public holiday.

A leaking gas pipeline has sparked a huge fire on the outskirts of Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur, injuring more than 100 people.

The…