Middle East


Quiet after gunfire targeting unidentified drones heard near Yemen's presidential palace

A flag of the UAE-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) flutters on a military patrol truck, at the site of a rally by STC supporters in Aden, Yemen, January 1, 2026.

Israel-Syria talks advance, but key security questions remain

ONE YEAR after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Syria, under Ahmed al-Sharaa, is perhaps a nicer place to live, but the suspicion that Sharaa’s formula is but a variation of Assad’s has raised questions about Syria’s long-term direction. Here, the president speaks, marking one year since Assad’s fall, o

US envoy Tom Barrack hails new Israel, Syria agreement as 'breakthrough' - interview

 Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and special envoy to Syria Tom Barrack in Istanbul, Turkey, May 24, 2025.