ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says that recent developments in Syria cannot be attributed solely to external intervention, but they stem from “unresolved” problems over the past 13 years. Speaking at a news conference alongside his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, who is on an official visit to Türk...
BEIRUT (AA) – Hezbollah targeted the Roueissat Al-Alam Israeli military post in the occupied Kfar Shuba hills, describing the action as a “preliminary defensive warning” in response to ongoing Israeli violations of the cease-fire agreement. In a statement, Hezbollah cited multiple breaches, including Israeli gunfire on civilians, airstri...
HAMA, Syria (AA) — Armed groups opposing Bashar al-Assad’s regime have captured eight more settlements in the Syrian province of Hama. The opposition forces, engaged in clashes with regime forces for six days, have made significant territorial gains, taking control of regional hub Aleppo, as well as areas south of northwestern Idlib prov...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, has released a video featuring a US citizen in the Gaza Strip addressing President-elect Donald Trump. “To President Trump, I am an American-Israeli citizen currently held captive in the Gaza Strip. As an American, I have always believed in the power of the...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The White House said Monday that it is in “active conversations” with Türkiye, Qatar and Egypt to broker a cease-fire to end Israel’s war on the besieged Gaza Strip. “Without doubt, 100% of our energy and effort is being put to try to get this, and really the main stumbling block continues [&hell...
GAZACITY, Palestine (AA) – At least 25 people were killed when Israeli warplanes hit and leveled a home in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, a local source said on Monday. Witnesses said that efforts were still going on to search for survivors under the rubble of the building in Beit Lahia Project area, where women […]
NEW YORK (AA) – The US national security advisor has said the Syrian opposition’s advances in and around Aleppo are linked to a new situation “in which the Syrian government’s main backers, Iran, Russia, and Hezbollah, were all distracted and weakened by conflicts and events elsewhere.” The opposition “took ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday that Lebanese-American businessman Massad Boulos will serve as his senior advisor on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs. Trump said on his Truth Social platform that Massad, father-in-law of his daughter Tiffany, “is an accomplished lawyer and a highly respected leader in the ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The US is closely monitoring the situation in Syria, National Security Council spokesman Sean Savett said on Saturday. He criticized the Assad regime for its refusal to engage in the political process outlined by UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2254. “The United States has nothing to do with this offensive, w...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Palestinian resistance group Hamas has called for the formation of an international committee to investigate Israel’s use of banned weapons in northern Gaza. In a statement on Telegram, Hamas said: “The horrific testimonies provided by citizens and doctors in northern Gaza following the airstrikes and mass...
