Ukraine became one of the first countries to pay a high-level visit to Syria after the overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad regime. A delegation headed by Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha went to Damascus.

Even with hopes running high, so much can go wrong when a country ousts a longtime dictator and tries to start anew.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said a member of the plane’s crew was injured and that he and U.N. colleagues were safe. Israel said it targeted Houthi militant infrastructure.

The Houthis, who have been in a strong position in the civil war in Yemen since 2021, have sought to use the window of opportunity opened by the war in Gaza to expand their regional footprint. They are now the only pole of the ‘axis’ standing,

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of Tel Aviv overnight ... Iran on Saturday said unknown gunmen killed a local staffer of the Iranian Embassy in Syria in Damascus last Sunday, the official IRNA news agency said.

Israeli jets struck seven crossing points along the Syria-Lebanon border on Friday, aiming to cut the flow of weapons to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group in southern Lebanon.

Israel is celebrating the fall of Assad because it breaks the noose that Iran had been patiently tightening around Israel’s borders in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria. Tehran’s pincer is now broken and rendered useless. From the point of view of Israel’s wider conflict with the Islamic Republic, the collapse of Assad’s regime is a strategic victory.

For years, Syria has stood as a central pillar in Tehran’s regional proxy strategy. Iranian weapons, training, and funding have supported groups across the Middle East, including Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon,

Arab affairs reporter Gianuca Pacchiani sheds light on who the Houthis are; reporter Sue Surkes on Israeli international aid orgs' funding crisis and how Israel can achieve net-zero The post Daily Briefing Dec.

THIS is the heart-stopping moment the World Heath Organisation boss is rushed to safety after an Israeli strike hit Yemen’s airport. Tedros Adhanon Ghebreyesus says he “narrowly

Houthi rebels in Yemen say Israeli airstrikes targeted the rebel-held capital of Sanaa and the port city of Hodeida.