Middle East

Israel strikes suspected chemical weapons sites and long-range rockets in Syria

Israel has struck suspected chemical weapons sites and long-range rockets in Syria in order to prevent them from falling into the hands of hostile actors, the foreign minister said Monday. Syrian rebels reached Damascus over the weekend and overthrew President Bashar Assad’s government following nearly 14 years of civil war, raising hopes for a more peaceful ...

10:54 Et December 9, 2024

Syrian rebels topple President Assad, prime minister calls for free elections

Syrian rebels declared President Bashar al-Assad's ouster after seizing control of Damascus on Sunday, ending his family's iron-fisted rule after more than 13 years of civil war in a ...

10:43 Et December 8, 2024

Syrian Rebels Overthrow Assad Regime, Ending 50 Years of Authoritarian Rule

The Syrian government collapsed early Sunday, falling to a lightning rebel offensive that seized control of the capital of Damascus and sent crowds into the streets to celebrate ...

09:54 Et December 8, 2024

Alone and broke against a renewed insurgency, is Assad’s rule at risk of collapse?

The last time Syrian President Bashar Assad was in serious trouble was 10 years ago, at the height of the country’s civil war, when his forces lost control over parts ...

11:51 Et December 7, 2024

Ailing kids wait months for Israeli permission to leave Gaza for treatment. Some die in the meantime

The 12-year-old Palestinian boy was lying in a hospital bed in central Gaza, wracked with leukemia, malnourished and whimpering in pain despite the morphine doctors were giving him, ...

10:52 Et December 6, 2024

Israeli strikes on a Gaza tent camp kill at least 21 people, hospital says

Israeli airstrikes tore through a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza on Wednesday, sparking fires and killing at least 21 people, according to the head of ...

11:00 Et December 5, 2024

South Korea’s opposition parties submit a motion to impeach President Yoon over sudden martial law

South Korea’s opposition parties Wednesday submitted a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over the shocking and short-lived martial law that drew heavily armed troops to encircle parliament before ...

10:34 Et December 4, 2024

Key players in Syria’s long-running civil war, reignited by a shock rebel offensive

Syria’s long civil war has reclaimed global attention after insurgents seized most of its largest city and dozens of nearby towns and villages. The stunning advance on Aleppo by rebel ...

10:35 Et December 3, 2024

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 6, including 2 children

Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least six people overnight, including two young children who died in the tent where their family was sheltering, medical officials said Sunday. The strike in the Muwasi area, a sprawling tent camp housing hundreds of thousands of displaced people, also wounded the children’s mother and their sibling, according to the ...

10:00 Et December 1, 2024

Syrian troops withdraw from Aleppo as rebels advance

Syrian government forces have withdrawn from the city of Aleppo following an offensive by rebels opposed to the rule of President Bashar al-Assad. The army acknowledged that rebels ...

09:30 Et December 1, 2024
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