Asaad Hassan al-Shibani was named Foreign Minister and Murhaf Abu Qasra was named Defense Minister. Both are associates of HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa. Syria’s new rulers have appointed a foreign and defense minister as they seek to build international ties two weeks after Bashar al-Assad was ousted from power, the official Syrian news agency SANA…
Former State Department official Mike Casey says that the US government is pursuing Israel’s interests more than its own interests. Mike Casey says he’s never seen anything like it. Indeed, the former State Department official – who served as deputy political counselor in the United States Office of Palestinian Affairs – described his experience as…
Thousands of people have been killed and 12 million displaced in the conflict in Sudan. US President Joe Biden is insisting on a ceasefire. But what can Donald Trump realistically accomplish before he takes office on January 20? And is the United States prepared to take decisive action against foreign powers fueling the conflict? Presenter:…
The government’s decision comes after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death by a classmate following a fight over social media. Albania has announced a one-year ban on TikTok after concerns grew over the impact of social media on children following the murder of a teenager last month. The ban on the popular video app…
At least 10 people were killed in the capital Abuja and three in the town of Okija during the distribution of donations. Police say at least 13 people, including four children, have been killed in two incidents in Nigeria as large crowds gathered to collect food and clothing distributed at annual Christmas events. At least…
The US President hailed the passage of the budget legislation after days of uncertainty and negotiations down to the wire. United States President Joe Biden has signed a bipartisan funding bill that prevents a government shutdown, after President-elect Donald Trump rejected an initial deal that was thrashed out in Congress. The White House announced Saturday…
Fire officials say the passenger bus collided with a truck near the town of Lajinha in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais. At least 32 people have been killed when a passenger bus and a truck collided on a highway in southeastern Brazil. The fire department in Minas Gerais state, which responded to the crash…
As Syria’s new leadership takes shape, competing media narratives in Iran and Turkiye highlight the region’s changing geopolitical dynamics. Contributor:Dina Esfandiari – Senior MENA Advisor, Crisis GroupOzge Genç – Visiting Fellow, The Middle East Council on Global AffairsRahaf Eldogli – MENA Studies Lecturer, Lancaster UniversityRasha Al Aqidi – Researcher, Institute of Arabian Gulf States On…
A teacher was stabbed and decapitated outside her school in Paris in 2020 following an online hate campaign. A French court has sentenced eight people to prison for their role in the murder of a teacher who showed a caricature of the Prophet Mohammed during a class debate on freedom of expression. The Paris Special…
Tehran, Iran – For decades, authorities in Iran have been creating an “axis of resistance” of like-minded factions to oppose Israel and the United States across the region. The coalition includes Palestinian groups as well as armed entities and government actors in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen. With the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria,…
