Middle East


EU Aviation Safety Agency warns pilots not to operate in Iranian airspace

A screengrab from Flightradar24.com shows airspace over Iran and Iraq emptying of aircraft, January 15, 2025

Lebanon detains Syrian who helped funnel funds to pro-Assad fighters, sources say

Syrian citizens celebrating fall of the Assad regime, staying on abandoned government army tank in Damascus, December 11, 2024.

Protests and power vacuums: What the Arab Spring can teach us about Iran's protests

A TUNISIAN expatriate shouts slogans while holding a placard reading ‘Free Tunisia,’ as he demonstrates on January 15, 2011, in Paris.