Syria approves law tightening freedom of speech
The latest move follows months of growing discontent in Syria over a spiraling economic crisis.Yemen war turns nature reserve back into waste dump
The ticket office has been abandoned at the entrance to the 19-hectare (47-acre) site in Yemen's southern city of Aden.Ballistic missiles from outside target Arbil in Iraq
US interests and coalition troops in Iraq have regularly been targeted in rocket and armed drone attacks. They have never been claimed, but Western officials have blamed them on hardline pro-Iran factions demanding the departure of US troops.Libya parliament chief rejects ‘interference’ in dig at UN
Construction tycoon Dbeibah was appointed following a landmark 2020 ceasefire with a mandate to lead the country to December 24 elections.Lebanese long for IS-linked relatives stuck in Syria camps
Lebanese families are lobbying authorities to return their relatives held in Syria.Eleven years since revolt , Libya transition grinds on
Libyans on Thursday mark 11 years since the revolt that toppled dictator Moamer Kadhafi, but the democracy many hoped for seems as elusive as ever, and many fear a return to conflict. The anniversary comes as the country, for years plagued by divisions between east and west, finds itself with...West Libya defends naming of new PM
An influential figure in western Libya, Mechri accused Dbeibah's government of "fueling a campaign against the parliament and the HCS".Iran allegedly smuggling weapons to Yemen: UN
The deputy information minister of Yemeni rebel group denied smuggling of weapons from Iran.Arab League chief urges cooperation to achieve successful Libya elections
Aboul Ghaith pointed to the dangerous juncture that Libya is going through, and said that everyone should join hands and cooperate to achieve Electoral entitlement soon.UN agency says to cut food aid to Yemen for want of funds
Yemen has been devastated by a civil war between the Saudi-backed government and Iran-backed Huthi rebels since 2014.Mosul museum restores pre-Islamic treasures ruined in Iraq war
The Iraqi government is trying to restore ancient artifacts from the Mosul museum.Libya central banks to reunite after 7-year split
Libya collapsed into years of violence after the 2011 fall and killing of dictator Moamer Gadhafi in a NATO-backed revolt. The central bank has been divided into two since then. However, a ceasefire in mid-2020 allowed for reunification efforts to begin.Libya on bumpy road to uncertain elections
Libya is less than a month from elections seen as crucial to ending its long-running civil war, but deep political divisions could provoke a delay or even fresh violence.Yemen war will have killed 377,000 by year’s end: UN
Most of those killed by the war's indirect effects were "young children who are especially vulnerable to under- and malnutrition."150 Yemen rebels killed in strikes: Saudi-led coalition
Rebel leader Abdelmalek al-Huthi called for continued fighting, as tens of thousands of supporters marched in towns held by the insurgents. It came a day after the Huthis announced on Twitter that they had advanced on several fronts around Marib, including Abdiya, where the coalition says it is pounding the...Jordan’s king and president Assad of Syria hold first phone call in 10 years
Jordan's king held a telephone call with Syria's president on Sunday, the palace said, in the first such conversation between the two leaders since Syria's war erupted a decade ago.Syria water crisis spurs spike in disease: MSF
MSF has blamed the ‘acute water crisis’ in recent months on a decrease in funding for water, sanitation and hygiene operations as well as the destruction of water and sanitation infrastructure during a decade of civil war.National Museum of Beirut gets Unesco polish
Unesco’s Li Beirut initiative has been working for three months to inspect the museum’s artefacts for inventory, classification, and storage.Bashar al-Assad likely to emerge winner, in a poll seen as mere ritual
Assad has cast himself as the sole architect of a reconstruction phase for the war-ravaged country Having overseen total destruction of his country in civil war, he is expected to become more autocratic Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is likely to be reelected as the president of the war-scarred Syria in...





















