Syria

Syria appoints key Kurdish commander Sipan Hemo as deputy defense minister

As a deputy, Sipan Hemo will focus on an area in eastern Syria.

Sipan Hemo, the new deputy to the Syrian defense minister. August 14, 2025.
International Cooperation Division Chief Brig.-Gen. Amit Adler, July 2024; illustrative.

Israeli relations with Middle Eastern countries improving as war goes on with Iran

Friends of Israel Air Force navigator Ron Arad who has been missing since October 1986 march in his memory in Tel Aviv, on October 18, 2024.

Hezbollah claims it foiled additional IDF attempt to land in Lebanon, search for Ron Arad

Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq February 12, 2026.

'US will abandon you': Syria's Kurds caution Iran's Kurds against aligning with US against Tehran


Netanyahu’s prediction fulfilled as Israel reshapes Middle East - analysis

“Israel's response to the unprecedented multi-pronged attack by Palestinian gunmen from the Gaza Strip will ‘change the Middle East,’ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

The joint US-Israel military strikes on Iran mark more than a tactical military operation. They represent a fundamental realignment – President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have closed a strategic gap that successive American administrations never fully bridged.

We are not mercenaries: Will Kurds become the boots on the ground against Tehran? - opinion

Kurdish forces may attack Iran, but only if the US and Israel guarantee political and military backing for their people.

KURDISH PESHMERGA fighters affiliated with PAK train in January near Erbil, Iraq.

Katyusha rockets target US Embassy in Baghdad as Iran-aligned militias widen attacks

The attack was the first time the embassy had been fired on in more than two years.

Remains of Katyusha rocket is pictured following two Katyusha rockets which hit Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, in Baghdad, Iraq December 19, 2021.

Turkey calls for Britain's MI6 to assist with protection of Syria's Sharaa

It was unclear what specifically Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization, or MIT, had asked of MI6, or what new role, if any, MI6 had taken up.

 Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Man who stabbed Spanish tourist at Berlin Holocaust memorial sentenced to 13 years in prison

His victim was slashed in the neck and face, hospitalized and placed into a coma, and still is unable to work, the court was told.

Police officers are seen near the Holocaust Memorial a day after stabbing in Berlin, Germany on February 22, 2025.

Syria opens Mediterranean-Aleppo air corridor that could help ease regional snarl

Royal Jordanian is expected to use the Mediterranean corridor on Friday for a flight from Amman to Aleppo as part of the phased return of air traffic.

Planes that belong to the Royal Jordanian Airlines and other companies are parked at the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan February 23, 2020.

Will Donald Trump give up on the Red Sea? - opinion

It is estimated that 15% of global trade goes through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal.

US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gesture as they pose for a photo, at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.

A small Herzliya museum brings Israel's most famous spy to life

In a small museum in Herzliya, Eli Cohen’s secret life unfolds in documents, artifacts, and a new English tour.

The Eli Cohen Museum, located in Herzliya, only opened in 2022.

Syria sends thousands of troops to Lebanon border, sources say

Syrian officers said the move was aimed at preventing arms and drugs smuggling as well as blocking Iran-backed Lebanese Hezbollah or other terrorists from infiltrating Syria.

Members of the Syrian military police gather outside al-Aqtan prison, where some Islamic State detainees are held, in Raqqa, Syria January 22, 2026.

US urges citizens to immediately depart over a dozen Middle Eastern countries, including Israel

Mora Namdar, the State Department's assistant secretary for consular affairs, said US citizens should leave using available commercial transportation "due to safety risks."

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the media on the day of a briefing for Congressional leaders on the situation in Iran, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, March 2, 2026.