Middle East


Cold war brewing in Syria as Druze, Kurds, and Alawites resist al-Sharaa's rule

VOLUNTEERS OF the National Guard participate in a simulation training in Sweida in January. Pro-Israel and anti-Damascus regime sentiments typically mark this heartland of the Druze community in Syria.

US, Qatar plan to unfreeze billions in Iranian funds for purchase of humanitarian goods - report

US President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, on the sidelines of the G7 summit, in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 16, 2026.

Iranian Guards' business empire to win big if US sanctions lifted

An illustration of enforcing sanctions on Iran.