Middle east
Drones Target Key Oil Fields in Iraqi Kurdistan Amid Revenue Dispute
Morning Raids Disrupt Production
On Wednesday at six in the morning local time, two explosive drones struck the Peshkabir oil site run by DNO ASA,...
French Court Orders Release of Pro-Palestinian Fighter
Georges Abdallah to Be Freed After 40 Years
A French court has ordered the release of pro-Palestinian Lebanese fighter Georges Ibrahim Abdallah. He has spent...
UK Artists Speak Out for Gaza Despite Political Silence
A Long Tradition of Protest for Palestine
Khalid Abdalla remembers his first protest clearly. As a child, he sat on his father’s shoulders, chanting for...
US Brokers Deal to Halt Violence in Syria After Israeli Strikes
Background of the Clashes
Violence erupted in Suweida province late last week when Druze militias and Bedouin tribes clashed over the abduction of a local...
Sharaa Says Israel Seeks Chaos after IDF Strikes in Damascus
Syrian Leader Condemns IDF Strikes on Government Sites
Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al‑Sharaa, spoke on July 17, 2025, in a rare televised address to condemn...
Rising Tensions in Damascus and Suwayda: Why Israel Struck Syria
Background of the Strikes
On July 16, 2025, Israeli jets carried out multiple air raids over central Damascus, targeting the Defence Ministry compound and zones...
Deadly Crowd Surge at Gaza Aid Site Leaves at Least 20 Dead
What Happened at the Aid Site
On July 16 2025 a crowd surge at an aid distribution point in Khan Younis in southern Gaza claimed...
Gaza’s Children Face Growing Hunger Crisis
Malnutrition Rates Climb Under Blockade
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees reports that ten percent of children it screens in Gaza clinics now show...
Israel Strikes Suwayda Hours After Truce Collapses
What Happened in Suwayda
Israeli warplanes dropped bombs on Suwayda just hours after Syrian authorities said they would halt all fighting in the city. The...
Israel’s Rift Over Gaza Humanitarian City Plan Exposes Costs and Consequences
Political Clash Over Relocation Proposal
Israel’s political leaders and its military have entered a sharp dispute over a plan to build a Gaza humanitarian city,...