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The deadly Houthi attacks on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport earlier this month are just the latest reminder of how the war with Iran continues to destabilise the Middle East. The conflict has driven Gulf countries to accelerate efforts to diversify trade routes and deepen regional integration. However, amid the focus on immediate security threats

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi started a visit to Syria on Wednesday, the first such visit by an Iraqi leader since the ouster of Bashar Al Assad in December 2024. Mr Al Zaidi, who is being accompanied by a federal delegation, is set to hold talks with Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara in Damascus, government spokesman Haider Al Aboodi said. The two leaders

In today’s episode of Trending Middle East , Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims victory in the country's election, although neither his bloc nor the opposition has secured a parliamentary majority. About 600,000 absentee ballots are still to be counted. Meanwhile, Jordan and Syria agree to form a joint security committee to examine Jordanian ai

Jordan and Syria have agreed to form a joint security committee to examine the details and the repercussions of Jordanian strikes against ISIS , the two countries' foreign ministers have said. The Jordanian army on Tuesday said at least 20 ISIS members had been killed in strikes on Syria launched in “retaliation” for a deadly church attack in the kingdom las

Foreign ministers form security committee to share intelligence and follow up on impact of Jordan's strikes on Syria.

Residents in Lebanon and Syria expect little change in Israeli policy after the election.

Mourners have buried four members of a family, including three children, killed in Jordanian airstrikes in Syria.

A Jordanian government spokesman has expressed "regret" over civilian casualties in an airstrike it said was targeting "IS" militants.

Syria says Jordan did not coordinate with Damascus before launching operation in rural Deraa and Suwayda.

Jordan said Tuesday its airstrikes in southern Syria killed more than 20 Daesh militants and destroyed a weapons depot, while Damascus condemned the operation as a violation of sov...

Jordan’s military struck "terrorist organizations" in Syria late Monday in retaliation for Friday's attack on a Greek Orthodox Church in the southern Jordanian city of Karak that k...

Jordan’s military struck "terrorist organizations" in Syria late Monday in retaliation for Friday's attack on a Greek Orthodox Church in the southern Jordanian city of Karak that k...

In today’s episode of Trending Middle East , Israel goes to the polls in a keenly contested election that will determine whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains in power. Former general Gadi Eisenkot is his strongest challenger, with Arab voter turnout expected to play an important role in the result. Jordan carries out strikes on southern Syria in

<p>The Jordanian military said it had struck “terrorist organisations” in neighbouring Syria on Monday in retaliation for a <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2039342">deadly attack on a church</a> last week, hours after authorities arrested three men they accused of the killings.</p> <p>It said air force jets had “destroyed several terrorist positions” and

The attack on a village in Syria killed five people, including women and children, Syrian health officials said.

Jordan carried out strikes on southern Syria in “retaliation” for last week’s deadly church attack , with Syrian authorities saying at least seven people were killed in the country. Jordan's armed forces said they hit the hideouts of armed groups responsible for the attack on a church in Karak on Friday that killed nine Christians. "The operation was conduct

Syria closes border crossings with Jordan after air strikes kill seven people in Deraa and Suweyda, including children.

Jordan’s air force has carried out several strikes in southern Syria in response to Friday’s church attack.

<p>Jordanian air force says it carried out strikes against ‘terrorist groups’ tied to killing of nine during funeral</p><p>Jordan has carried out airstrikes against armed groups in Syria in retaliation for <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/24/seven-killed-and-40-injured-after-gunmen-open-fire-at-church-funeral-in-jordan">Friday’s attack on

Huge explosion at a weapons depot in Syria

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The recent announcement that Syrian tertiary institutes will not allow women into some courses has triggered debate. Critics worry it may be a sign that the new Syrian government is restricting women's rights.

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<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_462,w_849/617115' alt='ISIS fighters. (photo credit: ISRAEL POLICE)' title='ISIS fighters. (photo credit: ISRAEL POLICE)' /><br />Southern Syria is particularly complex for several reasons. One reason is the continued Israeli raids along the border.<b

Governorate's Druze majority in deadlock with Syrian government.

Jordanian armed forces carried out strikes on "militant hideouts" in Syria that it said were linked to a deadly church attack on the kingdom last week. Syria gave a different account.

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<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_5504,w_8256/743355' alt='Syrians wave flags and hold portraits of people who were reportedly arrested during Israeli military incursions in southern Syria, as they protest near the United Nations building in Damascus, on October 23, 2026. (photo credi

Syrians are protesting Israel’s occupation of parts of the country’s south, near the occupied Golan Heights.

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1292,w_2549/743282' alt='BATTALION 595 intelligence collection soldiers ‘N.’ (left) and ‘R.’ during field operations. The two talked to the ‘Post’ of the challenges of clandestine surveillance missions in Syria, where remaining undetected and maintain

Israeli forces reportedly shot dead a Syrian man with an intellectual disability and hearing problems, during a raid.

The Syrian Interior Ministry says five suspected fighters killed and six arrested outside of Damascus.

Syria has deployed troops to reinforce the southern province of Sweida amid Israeli military activity that could be aimed at setting up a base in the area, security sources said. The troops have been sent to a front line in Sweida near where members of the Druze minority have mobilised militias with Israeli backing. Sweida, the Druze heartland, is one of sev

Two members of Syria’s Internal Security Forces were killed and five others injured during a raid against an ISIS -linked cell near Damascus, authorities said on Thursday. Clashes broke out during the raid in the town of Rankous, in the western countryside of Damascus, resulting in the deaths and injuries, the forces said. The operation was carried out with

Civilian with a disability shot dead during raid in Jamla, in western Deraa countryside, SANA reports.

Israeli forces killed a disabled civilian in Daraa province and abducted a young man while blocking a U.N. patrol in neighboring Quneitra province Thursday, according to local medi...

Israeli forces shot dead a civilian with disabilities during raids on homes in Syria 's southern governorate of Deraa, state news agency Sana reported on Thursday. Troops fired indiscriminately and snipers were positioned on roofs as the Israeli forces entered the village of Jamlah and searched homes, Sana reported. The man's body was transferred to Deraa Na

A gas pipeline in Syria's northeast was damaged in a "sabotage attack, " the state-owned petroleum company said Thursday, the latest such incident against an energy conduit in rece...