Tuesday, October 7, 2025

More than 150 dead in IS attacks on Syria’s Sweida: monitor

Raids and suicide bombings carried out by the Islamic State group in Syria's southern Sweida province have killed 156 people including 62 civilians, a...

Syrian army reaches Golan Heights after defeating rebels

Syrian state media says government forces have reached the frontier with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights after capturing territory from rebels and Islamic State militants. Al-Ikhbariya...

Tunisia will not deport Islamist suspect back to Germany – official

Tunisia will not deport a suspected Islamist militant who once served as Osama bin Laden's bodyguard back to Germany because he is facing possible...

Erdogan calls Israel “fascist, racist” for nation state law

Turkey's president has slammed Israel for a controversial law passed last week in parliament defining Israel as a nation-state of the Jewish people. Addressing lawmakers...

Under pressure, some young Iranians persevere, but many want to flee

Some young Iranians are determined to modernise their country and rescue it from economic collapse. But facing relentless US pressure and increasing hardship, many...

Israel shoots down Syrian warplane as Golan frontier heats up

Israel said it shot down a Syrian warplane that crossed into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Tuesday, but Damascus said the jet was fired...

Jordan allows passage to 800 Syrian civil defence workers on humanitarian grounds

Jordan said on Sunday that it had allowed the UN to arrange the entry and passage of 800 Syrian civil defence workers whose lives...

Israel evacuates Syrian volunteers stranded in frontier area

The Israeli military evacuated hundreds of Syrian rescue workers known as White Helmets from the volatile frontier area on the Golan Heights and transported...

Turkey’s Erdogan to go on new Africa trip, attend BRICS summit

Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan will make the latest in a string of trips to Africa this week, visiting South Africa and Zambia as...

UN chief urges Israel, Palestinians to avoid ‘devastating conflict’

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Saturday on Israelis and Palestinians to avoid "another devastating conflict" after resurgent violence claimed five lives on Friday. "I am...

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