Middle East
Middle East
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,—...
Syrian gov’t visits camp housing ISIS families after Kurdish deal
ISIS families at al-Hol camp, Hasaka, Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava), 2019. Photo: AFP HASAKA,— A Syrian government delegation made a first...
U.S. eases Syria sanctions in line with Trump’s promise
U.S. President Donald Trump with Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May...
Two Israeli embassy employees shot dead in Washington
Two employees of the Israeli embassy were shot and killed by Elias Rodriguez, who shouted 'Free, free Palestine,' in Washington,...
Arabic language AI model launched in United Arab Emirates
Illustrative photo: iKurd.net/ai DUBAI,— The United Arab Emirates announced the release of a new artificial intelligence system designed for the...
Syria sets deadline for armed groups to join state forces
Members of Syria's Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) authorities security forces, Damascus, Syria, March 7, 2025. Photo: AP DAMASCUS,— Syria’s...
Salman Rushdie’s assailant sentenced to 25 years in prison
Composite image of Hadi Matar, left, at the Chautauqua County court in Mayville, NY, May. 16, 2025. and Author Salman...
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