Middle East


Syria's government faces pivotal moment against SDF, as it retakes largest oil field - analysis

 Soldiers from the Syrian Democratic Forces stand in front of the detainees before the first exchange operation between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian government in Aleppo, Syria, April 3, 2025.

Iran admits over 5,000 killed in protests, while local doctors say toll is triple

Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026.

Aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln en route to Middle East as US mulls over Iran strike options

 An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Pacific Ocean August 10, 2024