An injured man is carried off by several people in Syria's Aleppo
Syria

Conflict between Syria’s interim government and SDF comes to the fore with renewed clashes in Aleppo

The events have once again exposed the Al-Sharaa administration’s abortive attempts to bend the Kurdish-led group to its will.

Aseel Saleh
January 9, 2026
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Yemen

Tensions in Yemen: Are Saudi Arabia and the UAE becoming frenemies?

The longstanding Gulf allies clashed over one decade since they began their direct military intervention in Yemen, in a bid to eliminate Ansar Allah.

Aseel Saleh
January 8, 2026
IOF raid of Birzeit University
Israel Palestine

IOF storms West Bank’s Birzeit University, wounding dozens of students

The campus has been raided multiple times by the IOF in the past couple of years, as Israel seeks to crackdown on the Palestinian students’ movement.

Aseel Saleh
January 7, 2026
Pete Hegseth Department of War
Asia United States

“Peace through strength” was the US motto for West Asia in 2025, says Dr. Emad Al-Hatabeh

The Jordanian communist leader argues that energy, minerals, technology, and sea routes have been the main pillars of the Trump administration’s policy over the globe, with particular focus on West Asia.

Aseel Saleh
January 5, 2026
Gaza City destruction
Palestine

Hamas confirms the assassination of Abu Obaida and four other Al-Qassam commanders

The movement has appointed a new spokesperson, who has inherited the nom de guerre of the late iconic resistance leader.

Aseel Saleh
December 30, 2025
Three people were killed when protests in Syria's Alawite heartland of Latakia spiraled into gunfire and other violence, according to the province's media office
Syria

Three killed, dozens injured in protests over sectarian violence in Syria

Protests erupted after a mosque bombing in an Alawite-majority neighborhood killed eight people. An ISIS splinter group claimed responsibility for the bombing only a week after the US launched a military operation purportedly against ISIS in Syria.

Aseel Saleh
December 29, 2025
Israel Katz and Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel Palestine

Israel reveals settlement plan in northern Gaza after committing over 857 ceasefire violations

The controversial plan was slammed by US officials, as the Trump administration scrambles to salvage the shaky truce agreement.

Aseel Saleh
December 25, 2025
US CENTCOM strikes in Syria
Syria

US launches large-scale strikes against ISIS in Syria

The strikes mark the onset of a prospective extensive military operation against the group, in which the US allies will supposedly take part.

Aseel Saleh
December 24, 2025