- 5 December, 2025
UK’s Halane sisters held in detention by Kurds after fleeing from Syrian camp
Twin sisters from Manchester, UK, Zahra and Salma Halane, now 22, are now being detained at a high-security detention centre after they tried to escape
Turkish President Erdogan converts another historic church into mosque
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has ordered the reconversion of a historic Byzantine church into a mosque. The presidential decree on the issue was published in
Israel continues retaliatory bombing in Gaza
Hamas targets have been under fire from Israel for more than a week in response to relentless fire balloon attacks from Gaza. Warning that Hamas
Yemen On Its Way To Implement Riyadh Agreement
Yemen is now trying to establish a stable government that can get its economy back on track and do away with the Houthi control over
Lebanon approves state of emergency; rights groups raise concerns over threat to freedom
Lebanese Parliament on Thursday approved a state of emergency in the aftermath of widespread protests across the country against the mishandling of national affairs by
Can France create change in Lebanon?
France has stepped up with aid and comfort after the deadly blast in Beirut but how much change can it really usher in? Just two
Iran approaches UN on plane interception
Tehran is calling on the international body to hold the United States responsible for an incident last month when fighter jets intercepted an Iranian passenger
Aid eludes a Lebanon in crisis
With the country reeling under the worst economic crisis in decades, Lebanon remains dogged by sanctions and lack of aid. The international community maintains that
JCPOA: Biden assures of compliance from its end until Tehran revokes
Tensions escalate between the US and Iran as Tehran fired a missile destroying US mock aircraft carrier in the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian missile
Muted Eid in Lebanon as it battles a triple threat
Lebanon is in the middle of an economic spiral; some of the worst times it is facing since the end of the civil war three decades ago…