Several countries have condemned the court’s decision and termed the warrant against the Syrian president a violation of international law
The terrorist attack against the Iranian consulate in Damascus assassinated senior commander of the IRGC, Mohammad Reza Zahedi, in a major escalation
Syria claims Israeli air strike coincided with another attack by the terrorist groups who control a part of the country in the north
An Israeli attack on an emergency response center in Lebanon killed seven people. Another set of strikes on Syria killed several soldiers and an Iranian military adviser
Even after 13 years of war, the West and its allies continue to promote divisions in Syria through occupation of its land, theft of its natural resources, unilateral sanctions and military interventions
Blinken has failed to achieve most of the stated goals of his repeated visits to the region since October 7 including getting commitment from Saudi Arabia to normalize relations with Israel
The country approved plans to widen the scope of the regional war originating in Israel’s genocide in Gaza
The responsibility for the attacks was claimed by militia in Iraq who have been targeting US bases across the region since October 7 for its military and diplomatic support for the Israeli war in Gaza
Israel occupied the Syrian Golan Heights in the 1967 war and has refused to withdraw despite multiple UN resolutions. 91 countries voted in favor of the latest UNGA resolution while the US and UK voted against it
Since Palestinian resistance groups launched the Al-Aqsa flood, Israel has not only bombarded Gaza, but has carried out provocative acts of violence against neighboring countries, threatening to expand the conflict
Syria is seeking Chinese support for the economic revival and reconstruction of the country, devastated by more than a decade of war and continuing US and Turkish occupation
The presence of US troops in the country’s north-east has been termed as occupation by the Syrian government, which accuses them of stealing the region’s oil resources and backing anti-government forces to prolong the war in the country
- ILA dock workers reach tentative agreement
- Israel suffers losses in ground battles in Lebanon and insists on escalating to regional war
- Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as president of Mexico
- US threatens “severe consequences” for Iran
- Trade unions demand respect of rights as PM Barnier announces more austerity
