Middle East
Middle East
Iran strikes Israel with missiles in retaliation, mostly intercepted
Israeli missiles intercept Iranian missiles over Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 13, 2025. Photo: AP video TEL AVIV,— Iran launched...
Israel hits Iran’s nuclear facilities as Tehran responds with drones
An Israel F-15 fighter jet, June 29, 2023. Photo: Reuters JERUSALEM/TEHRAN,— Israel launched a large-scale military strike on Iranian territory early...
Syria wants women to wear burkinis at public beaches
Two women walking through the sea, one wearing an Islamic burkini (right), the other in a bikini. Photo: AFP DAMASCUS,—...
Trump’s travel ban affecting 12 nations takes effect
US president Donald Trump, June 5, 2025. Photo: The White House WASHINGTON,— A new U.S. travel restriction targeting 12 countries...
Samiha Ayoub, veteran Egyptian actress, dies at 93
Veteran Egyptian Actress Samiha Ayoub dies dies at 93 on June 3, 2025. Photo: 2022/screengrab/Al Nahar TV video/YT CAIRO,— Samiha...
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is biologically male: leaked medical report
Algerian female boxer Imane Khelif at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Photo: AP PARIS,— A 2023 medical report has...
U.S. flag raised in Damascus for the first time in years
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani stands next to U.S. envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack as he raises the American...
Erdogan appoints legal experts to draft new Turkish constitution, raising concerns
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, May 15, 2025. Photo: Turkish Presidency ANKARA,— Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan disclosed on Tuesday...
Israel strikes Sanaa airport, destroys Yemen’s last remaining plane
Israeli airstrikes have destroyed the last functioning aircraft at Sanaa International Airport, May 28, 2025. Photo: Video/al-Masirah, a television station...
Syria’s Kurds to push for decentralized government in talks, official says
Badran Ciya Kurd, a senior official in the Autonomous Administration in Syrian Kurdistan, Rojava, 2025. Photo: ANF/Firat News Agency QAMISHLO,—...
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