Middle East


Trump's Board of Peace's official fund receives 'zero dollars' despite billions pledged - report

US President Donald Trump holds a signed resolution, during the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, February 19, 2026.

Syria establishes task force to find and destroy last 'Assad-era chemical weapons'

Ghouta residents commemorate the 12th anniversary of the chemical attack on August 21, 2025 in Zamalka, Syria. On 21 August 2013 President Bashar al-Assad ordered strikes on two opposition-controlled areas of Ghouta, in the suburbs around Damascus.

Killing of Hamas leader, fighting in Lebanon brings Israel back to war on two fronts - analysis

IDF soldiers work to clear the Beit Hanoun area. Images released on May 26, 2026.