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SYRIA: Tomb of Assad’s father set on fire in Syria hometown

The tomb of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s father Hafez was torched in his hometown of Qardaha, AFP footage taken Wednesday showed, with re

PALESTINE: UN General Assembly to vote on ‘unconditional’ ceasefire in Gaza

The UN General Assembly will vote Wednesday on a draft resolution calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza, a symbolic gesture aft

Syrian fighters name interim PM as Israel launches hundreds of air strikes

Syrian fighters who toppled President Bashar al-Assad have appointed Mohammed al-Bashir as the country’s caretaker prime minister. Al-Bashir, who head

S/Korea S/Korea’s parliament passes bill seeking counsel probe Yoon

  South Korea’s opposition-controlled parliament has passed a bill aimed at appointing a special counsel to investigate President Yoon Suk-yeol o

Sudan: 127 killed in Sudan bombardments as war intensifies

  At least 127 people, mostly civilians, were killed on Monday and Tuesday in Sudan as the warring sides launched barrel bombs and shelling on de