Middle East

Syria shutters displacement camp Rukban, symbol of Assad regime, people's suffering

Between 2018 and 2019, the number of displaced people in the camp reached 50,000, most of them women and children, according to a Syrian media report.

 A little girl walks near makeshift tents at Rukban camp, which lies in no-man's-land off the border between Syria and Jordan in the remote northeast, near Damascus, Syria on September 27, 2018.
 A member of the Civil defence member stands on a damaged building, after Israel carried out an air strike on the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday, as reported by Syria's state news agency, in Damascus, Syria March 13, 2025.

IDF kills Hamas terrorist in southern Syria

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 A 3D-printed miniature model of Donald Trump and the U.S. and Iran flags are seen in this illustration taken January 15, 2025.

Iran says US travel ban shows 'deep hostility' for Iranians, Muslims


Voices from the Arab press: Trump’s first 100 days in office

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

 US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (front), Panama Canal Authority Administrator Ricaurte Vasquez (middle), and US Southern Command head Adm. Alvin Holsey tour the Miraflores locks, in Panama City, April 8, 2025.

With Trump in charge, the world must prepare for long wars - opinion

Trump thinks that the weighty economic power of America and the force of his HUGE personality will bend adversaries to his will.

  IRAN’S SUPREME leader Ali Khamenei and United States President Donald Trump.

Israel's paralyzing politics squander historic opportunities across Middle East - opinion

Can Benjamin Netanyahu's government turn strategic failures across the Middle East into opportunities for the Jewish State?

  Israel Air Force, April 14, 2024.

BBC reporters say IDF detained them in Syrian buffer zone for seven hours - report

Feras Kilani, a BBC Arabic journalist, claimed that he and his team were detained, strip-searched and interrogated by the IDF.

 BBC HEADQUARTERS in London

Unintended consequences of success: Palestinian statehood - opinion

Most Israelis would support Palestinian statehood if they were confident it would bring security. Benjamin Netanyahu's actions have unwittingly supported the argument for statehood.

 PEOPLE GATHER in Tehran to mourn the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israel Air Force strike in Lebanon, in September. The IAF also destroyed much of the missile arsenal of the Lebanon-based Iranian proxy, the writer notes.

Turkey backing Syria's military and has no immediate withdrawal plans, defense minister says

Turkey is training and advising Syria's military and helping improve its defenses, and has no immediate plans for the withdrawal or relocation of its troops.

 Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Israel should attack Iran, even without US support, former NSC head says

Yaakov Amidror, who led Israel's National Security Council, said that Israel is capable of attacking Iran even without American support.

 An Iranian newspaper with a cover photo of US President Donald Trump and US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is seen in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2025.

IDF strikes Syrian regime weapons following rocket barrage

The rocket barrage was claimed by a Palestinian faction in Syria calling itself the Martyr Muhammad al-Deif Brigades.

 Aftermath of an Israeli strike in Damascus, Syria, March 13, 2025.

Iran won’t stop enriching uranium: The bomb is just part of the plan - opinion

The United States and Israel must recognize that Iran will never voluntarily abandon its nuclear enrichment unless forced to do so.

 MEMBERS OF Iran’s delegation leave Oman’s Embassy in Rome, where the fifth round of US-Iran talks took place

Israel Katz says Syrian president Sharaa 'directly responsible' for threats to Israel

The IDF confirmed that initial rocket fire from Syria fell in an open area, causing no harm or damage.

 Direction and distance sign for the Syrian capital of Damascus at Mount Bental Israeli military outpost on the Syrian border

Scoop: Mediators trying to close hostage deal gaps between Israel, Hamas before Friday

Hamas demands US guarantees that negotiations for a deal, including a ceasefire, will continue after the initial 60-day period, a source told the Post.

Israeli protesters call for release of all hostages held in Gaza, during demonstrations at Begin Gate in Tel Aviv, June 3, 2025