Syria revamps interior ministry to reassure West
The interior ministry restructure includes reforms and creating "a modern civil security institution that adopts transparency and respects international human...Geostrategy
Palestinian faction chiefs quit Damascus amid pressure
The leaders of pro-Iran Palestinian factions close to former ruler Bashar al-Assad have left Syria under pressure from the new...Geostrategy
Eight civilians killed by Syria army in rebel bastion: monitor
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said six other people were injured in the attacks. Earlier, five government soldiers...It is said the HTS attack was a response to the wounding of 14 civilians earlier on Sunday
HTS is considered a terrorist organisation by Damascus, the United States and the EU
Israel faces mounting outrage over Gaza war
The Israeli government has come under growing pressure from the international community to pause the fighting and do more to...The health ministry in the Hamas-run territory says more than 18,800 people, mostly women and children, have died in Israel's campaign in Gaza
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna was in Israel on Sunday, where she called for an "immediate and durable" truce
WHO denounces ‘destruction’ of Gaza hospital
All health care facilities in the Gaza Strip have been hit hard by the bombardments and ground invasion launched by...The statement came as the Israeli army pulled out of the hospital after an operation lasting several days, claiming it had been used as a command center by Hamas
Israel's representative to the United Nations posted to X accusing Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of making no mention of "Hamas entrenchment in hospitals"
Security scare near US president as car hits motorcade
Wilmington, United States--A car crashed into a Secret Service vehicle attached to Joe Biden's motorcade on Sunday, with the security scare...A White House official said that both the president and first lady were fine
Agents sprang into action, cornering the silver car with Delaware license plates
Facing pressure, Security Council to vote on new Gaza ceasefire call
The Security Council has faced sharp international opprobrium as it has managed to pass only one resolution on Gaza since...The vote comes days after the US blocked a previous Security Council resolution that would have called for a "humanitarian ceasefire" in the battered Palestinian territory
The new draft, drawn up by the United Arab Emirates calls for an "urgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities to allow safe and unhindered humanitarian access."
Pope deplores death of two women in Gaza parish
Pope Francis spoke a day after the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said a Christian mother and daughter had been shot...The pope said there were families, children, people, who are sick and have disabilities. in the parish
According to the Vatican press agency, the victims were an elderly woman and her daughter
Plan to end e-vehicle subsidies sparks anger in Germany
BERLIN, GERMANY - The German government on Sunday faced a backlash after abruptly ending an electric car subsidy scheme in a...The economy ministry said on Saturday that Sunday would be the last day prospective buyers could apply for the scheme.
Under the scheme, the government paid out thousands of euros per customer to partially cover the cost of buying an electric car.
Kuwait’s emir Sheikh Nawaf laid to rest in a low-key ceremony
KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT - Kuwait's emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, who was defense minister when Iraq invaded the oil-rich country in...Attendance was largely limited to ruling family members, making for an intimate farewell for the emir who reigned for three years.
Across Kuwait City, large digital billboards displayed pictures of the late ruler, hailed as the "emir of wisdom, forgiveness and peace".
Killed Israeli hostage’s brother says army ‘murdered’ him
Alon Shamriz, 26, was one of the three Israeli hostages shot dead by soldiers during an operation in the Gaza..."Those who abandoned you also murdered you after all that you did right," Ido, brother of Shamriz said at the funeral in kibbutz Shefayim north of Tel Aviv.
The deaths of the three men sparked protests in Tel Aviv as demonstrators demanded that the authorities offer a new plan for bringing home the remaining hostages.
Israeli strikes kill 24 Palestinians as pressure grows for Gaza ceasefire
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna was the latest envoy to call for an "immediate and durable" truce leading to a...Pope Francis deplored the death of a Christian mother and daughter reportedly shot dead by an Israeli soldier at Gaza's only Catholic church, where families were sheltering.
"I would not be surprised if people start dying of hunger, or a combination of hunger, disease, weak immunity," said Philippe Lazzarini, head of UNRWA.
