Middle East
Damascus International Book Fair opens with Syrian president in attendance
57th edition marks first fair since Assad’s fall; President Ahmad al-Sharaa describes event as 'welcome return and a valuable new beginning'
Damascus International Book Fair opens with Syrian president in attendance
57th edition marks first fair since Assad’s fall; President Ahmad al-Sharaa describes event as 'welcome return and a valuable new beginning'
UN warns more than 900 Palestinians forcibly displaced in occupied West Bank since start of 2026
Displacement largely driven by illegal Israeli settler violence, access restrictions by Israel, says spokesperson
7 Palestinian patients evacuated from Gaza to Egypt for medical treatment
Red Crescent Society says evacuation part of efforts to secure medical care for Palestinian patients outside Gaza
Israel destroyed part of Gaza cemetery containing UK, Australian soldiers: Report
Satellite images of Gaza war cemetery located in al-Tuffah, Gaza City, reveals significant ground disturbance concentrated in southernmost section of burial site, reports the Guardian
TIMELINE – US-Iran tensions: From 12-day war to current standoff
US and Iran will hold negotiations in Oman on Friday after months of escalating rhetoric and military signaling
Israeli airstrikes hit several areas in Lebanon amid continued ceasefire violations
Strikes reported in Jabal al-Reihan, Hermel as attacks hit multiple locations
