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December 20, 2025

US wants increased aid flow into Gaza as it works toward next phase of ceasefire

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that Washington wants to see an increase in humanitarian aid flowing into the Gaza Strip, including areas still under Hamas control,...

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December 20, 2025

Syrian president thanks Turkiye, US, Saudi Arabia, Qatar for lifting of Caesar Act sanctions

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Friday thanked the leaders of Turkiye, US, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar for their role in lifting the Caesar Act sanctions on the country, Anadolu reports. This...

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December 19, 2025

Israeli forces injure 3 Palestinians, detain 4 in occupied West Bank

Three Palestinians were injured by Israeli army fire and four others detained in military raids in the occupied West Bank on Friday, medics and witnesses said, Anadolu reports. The...

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December 19, 2025

4 Gazans injured in Israeli artillery shelling in new ceasefire violation

Four Palestinians were injured on Friday in Israeli artillery shelling in Gaza City, in the latest violation of a ceasefire agreement, medical sources said, Anadolu reports. The four were...

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December 19, 2025

UN chief ‘strongly condemns’ latest detention of 10 personnel by Houthis in Yemen

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday “strongly” condemned the latest detention of 10 UN personnel by the Houthis in Yemen, bringing the total number of detained staff to 69,...

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December 19, 2025

Famine conditions offset in Gaza, but 1.6M to still face crisis-level hunger: IPC

Famine conditions in the Gaza Strip have been temporarily offset following a reduction in hostilities and improved access for humanitarian and commercial food deliveries, but the overall situation remains...

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December 19, 2025

Indonesia’s incremental re-engagement with Libya

A low-profile diplomatic meeting in Jakarta this month offered an instructive glimpse into how Indonesia is refining its engagement with North Africa and the wider Middle East. The Second...

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December 19, 2025

Saudi Arabia welcomes US decision to lift Caesar Act sanctions on Syria

Saudi Arabia on Friday welcomed the US decision to lift sanctions imposed on Syria under the Caesar Act, Anadolu reports. This came a day after US President Donald Trump signed...

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December 19, 2025

Lebanese, Egyptian premiers discuss bilateral relations in Beirut meeting

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly met on Friday his Lebanese counterpart Nawaf Salam in Beirut and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations, particularly economic cooperation, the latter’s office said, Anadolu...

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December 19, 2025

US power, Israeli settler colonialism, and the UN: The political economy of impunity

Breaking from most members of the UN Security Council on Tuesday, the United States declined to condemn illegal Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank and opposed briefings...

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