Middle East


Syria announces 70 new lawmaker appointments, paving way for parliament to convene

MEMBERS OF electoral colleges gather to vote, to select their candidates for the new Syrian Parliament since Bashar al-Assad's government was toppled, in Damascus, Syria, October 5, 2025.

Spreading Kurdish militant attacks pressure Tehran as regime navigates fragile US diplomacy

Members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) participate in a military drill in an outpost near Erbil, Kurdistan region of Iraq on January 15, 2026.

US threatened to withhold interceptors after clash with Saudi Arabia over Hormuz escorts - report

U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman attend a bilateral meeting at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025.