Syria accuses Kurds of breaking truce in 'dangerous escalation,' tenuous peace deal threatened
The Syrian army said an attack took place as soldiers were securing a captured military base containing explosives, calling it a dangerous escalation.
Middle East
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European states see US-led Gaza base as ‘failure,’ consider pullback, diplomats say
Dozens of countries, including Germany, France, Britain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, sent personnel to the center as they sought to influence discussions on Gaza's future.
'We'll fight side by side in Rojava,' Kurdistan Freedom Party leader tells 'Post' - interview
The Office of General Yazdanpanah criticised Western inaction regarding the situation for the Kurds in Syria, continuing: “Rojava will fall if we Kurds don’t consider their struggle as ours.”
Is Syria’s leader Ahmed al-Sharaa a master geopolitical chess player? - analysis
Ahmed al-Sharaa has proven to be an adept player of geopolitical chess. Now he will be tested on his ability to win the peace in Syria.
Iran's parliament vows to fight 'holy war' if US targets Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in strikes
This follows a similar statement made by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who stated that "Any aggression against Khamenei is tantamount to all-out war against the Iranian nation."
Senior Hamas officials planning 'safe exit' from Gaza Strip, Saudi media outlet reports
Senior Hamas figures are reportedly weighing a coordinated departure from Gaza following the rollout of Phase II of Donald Trump’s plan, according to sources cited by Asharq al-Awsat.
Executions in Iran soared in 2025 as regime used killings as 'tool of intimidation,' UN says
Human rights groups warned the regime stepped up executions in response to the 2022 Women, Life, Freedom protests, which erupted in response to the regime’s murder of Mahsa Amini.
UN Human Rights Council to hold emergency meeting on Iran to discuss 'alarming violence'
An Iranian official said authorities have verified at least 5,000 deaths in the protests, which are the biggest demonstrations since 2022, prompting UN rights chief Volker Turk to condemn violence.
US estimates 200 ISIS terrorists escaped Syrian prison, US official says
The Syrian ministry said Syrian army units and ministry special forces entered Shaddadi following the breakout.
Kurdish unity: Protests erupt across Iraq in support of Syria's Rojava
The crisis in Syria is affecting Kurds all over the world, primarily due to the fear that members of the Syrian government’s security forces may commit abuses amid the new offensive.
‘Anti-Iranian criminal’: Pahlavi targets Khamenei over deaths of demonstrators in Iran protests
"You are an anti-Iranian criminal,” the crown prince said. “You have neither honor nor humanity. Your hands are stained with the blood of tens of thousands of Iranians."
