Category: 2. Middle East

Hundreds of Tunisians took to the streets of the capital Thursday to mark Labour Day, to protest against President Kais Saied and to demand the release of jailed political figures.

The rally, attended by members of different political factions, was called by Tunisia’s powerful UGTT trade union confederation and relatives of detained opposition figures.

“We’re not happy with what’s happening,” activist Souhaieb Ferchichi said. “People keep advocating for their rights despite an atmosphere of…

Israel’s military said Friday it launched air strikes near the presidential palace in Damascus after the country’s defence minister threatened intervention if Syrian authorities failed to protect the Druze minority.

Syria’s Druze spiritual leader has condemned a “genocidal campaign” against his community after sectarian clashes killed 102 people.

The violence poses a serious challenge to the Islamist authorities in Syria who ousted longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December.

Israel has since…

Syrian Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri on Thursday condemned what he called a “genocidal campaign” against his community after two days of deadly sectarian clashes left 101 people dead.

The violence poses a serious challenge to the Islamist authorities who ousted longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December.

It comes after a wave of massacres in March in Syria’s Alawite coastal stronghold in which security forces and allied groups killed more than 1,700 civilians, mostly Alawites,…

ANKARA — Istanbul police detained more than 400 people on Thursday during May Day demonstrations — the largest display of defiance since last month’s mass protests over Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s arrest — held under sweeping restrictions.

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced late Thursday that 407 people had been detained in Istanbul, raising the previous tally of 384 provided by the Istanbul Governor’s Office.

The statement did not give the locations of the detentions but most…

Israeli media reported today that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to order the Israeli occupation army to expand its operations in Gaza.

According to the Maariv newspaper, Netanyahu is expected to convene the State Security Cabinet at noon tomorrow for a situation assessment discussion ahead of a larger Cabinet meeting.

In light of the current stalemate in talks on a ceasefire and hostage return deal, the smaller Cabinet forum, which includes…

Chelsea Football Club has entered a new global partnership with Dubai-based developer DAMAC Properties, making the firm the club’s front-of-shirt sponsor for both men’s and women’s teams for the remainder of the 2024–25 season.

The sponsorship will debut during Chelsea’s UEFA Conference League semi-final clash with Djurgarden today. According to Sky Sports journalist Kaveh Solhekol, “Chelsea have agreed a deal with Dubai property developers DAMAC to…

An Israeli media outlet has accused Egypt of spying on Israel with the help of the Chinese Air Force.

The Israeli website Natsiv.net claimed that Egypt has begun testing the capabilities of Israeli systems on the southern front after the arrival of Chinese aircraft in Upper Egypt as part of joint training exercises. Among the equipment which has arrived, is a Chinese early warning aircraft that landed in Beni Suef Military Airport.

According to the report,…

More than 1.4 million Syrians have returned to their home country after the collapse of President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime on 8 December 2024, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

In a statement published on X on Saturday, the UN refugee agency said: “Over 1.4 million Syrians are finding their way back home after years of displacement.”

Since December 2024, over 1.4 million Syrians, including about a million who were…

Calling Israel’s attacks on Syrian territory an attempt to undermine the positive climate that began with a new government in Damascus, Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday said Syria having a federal structure is nothing more than “a pipe dream” with no place in reality, Anadolu reported.

“As for the issue of a federal structure, it is nothing more than a pipe dream. It has no place in the reality of Syria. I advise them to make…