Middle East


Damascus begins public trials for individuals involved in Sweida sectarian violence

A Syrian Druze fighter kneels in the entrance of a building in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida in southern Syria on July 20, 2025.

Iran's supreme leader seeks to purge infamous 'Judge of Death' to consolidate judicial power

Iran's Chief Justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i.

Turkey's LGBT crackdown rooted in Erdogan's conservative religious push, experts tell 'Post'

Protesters hold up Pride flags as they stand in front of riot police officers in Izmir, Turkey, on June 27, 2026.