Israeli airstrikes kill at least 38 Palestinians in Gaza, medics say
Israeli air attacks across the Gaza Strip killed at least 38 Palestinians on Wednesday, most of them in a strike on a house in Beit Lahiya on the northern edge…
Israeli denies its forces have gone past Syria buffer zone
DAMASCUS – Israel denied on Tuesday that its forces had penetrated into Syrian territory beyond the buffer zone with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, after Syrian sources said the incursion had…
Israeli forces kill at least 19 people in Gaza, rescue workers say
Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 19 Palestinians overnight and on Tuesday, medics said, as Israeli tanks pushed into areas in central and southern parts of the…
Syria rebel leader discusses ‘transfer of power’ after Assad’s fall
Syria’s Islamist rebel leader on Monday began discussions on transferring power, a day after his opposition alliance dramatically unseated president Bashar al-Assad following decades of brutal rule. Assad fled Syria…
Hamas congratulates Syrians on ending Assad’s rule
Palestinian group Hamas congratulated the Syrian people on Monday for achieving their “aspirations for freedom and justice” after toppling President Bashar al-Assad. It was Hamas’ first public comment since rebel…
Turkish military helicopters collide in mid-air, killing 5 military personnel
ANKARA, Turkey — Two Turkish military helicopters collided in midair on Monday, causing one of them to crash and killing five military personnel on board, an official said. The second…
Presence of Israeli forces in Syrian territory ‘temporary’, says Israeli FM
Agency Report Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Monday that his country’s military takeover of the buffer zone along its border with Syria was a “limited and temporary step”. “The…
Iran’s embassy in Syria looted after rebels take over Damascus
Syria’s fate is the sole responsibility of the Syrian people and should be pursued without foreign imposition or intervention, Iran’s foreign ministry said on Sunday, after Tehran’s ally Bashar al-Assad…
Relief and uncertainty in Syria and region
BBC DAMASCUS – The fall of Bashar al-Assad was unthinkable just a week ago, when rebels started their astonishing campaign from their base in Idlib, in Syria’s north-west. Assad came…
Donald Trump asks U.S. to ‘stay out’ of Syria war, says Russia ‘can’t intervene’ having lost 600,000 soldiers in Ukraine
Olayomi Koiki President-elect Donald Trump has called for the United States to refrain from intervening in Syria as opposition fighters make significant progress towards the Syrian capital Damascus. Trump stated…