Middle East


Are officials exaggerating Hamas threat to impact elections, push for new invasion? - analysis

An Israeli tank patrols inside the Gaza Strip, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, June 21, 2026.

French President Macron set to visit Syria to expand political and economic ties - analysis

France's President Emmanuel Macron and Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa shake hands during a bilateral meeting within the framework of the COP30 UN climate conference in Belem, Para State, Brazil on November 6, 2025.

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.