‘Faulty intel’: Family after US raid kills Syrian undercover agent; Islamic State militant was target

[ad_1] Khaled al-Masoud, who was killed at his home during a raid in the town of al-Dumayr in the Damascus countryside. (Courtesy of the al-Masoud family via AP) A joint raid by the US forces and a local Syrian group targeting an Islamic State (IS) militant instead resulted in the killing of a man who […]

Pakistan-Afghanistan clashes: Delegations hold crisis talks in Qatar; regional powers urge peace

[ad_1] Locals inspect site of a cross-border attack by Pakistani army in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province (AP) Delegations from Afghanistan and Pakistan arrived in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday to hold high-level talks aimed at ending the intense cross-border hostilities that left dozens dead on both sides and significantly strained already fragile bilateral ties.Both countries have […]

Unesco is choosing new director who will face big funding shortage after US exit

[ad_1] The Unesco logo hangs from a podium in Paris (Image credits: AP) PARIS: An Egyptian antiquities professor and ex-tourism minister is facing off against a Congolese economist who promoted schooling in refugee camps in a race to become the new director of Unesco. Whoever wins will inherit a world body reeling from the Trump […]

11 killed in separate blasts in Pakistan’s Balochistan, insurgent group claims one attack

[ad_1] At least 11 people were killed in two separate blasts in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Friday, officials said, underscoring the growing wave of militancy in the mineral-rich region bordering Afghanistan and Iran.A suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a convoy of paramilitary soldiers in Dasht, near the Iranian border, killing five people, […]

London protests: Nearly 900 Palestine Action supporters detained; government defends ban on group

[ad_1] ‘Lift the ban’ protests in London British authorities reported nearly 900 arrests during a protest in support of the banned group Palestine Action on Saturday, while the government urged people to stop backing the organisation. The British government outlawed Palestine Action under anti-terror laws in July after its members breached a Royal Air Force […]

Attack on Christians threatens Syria’s postwar cohesion

[ad_1] Representative Image (AI-generated) In an official statement issued immediately after a suicide bomber opened fire on worshippers before blowing himself up at a Christian church in Damascus, Syria’s government called the attack a desperate attempt to undermine national coexistence and destabilize the country. The Interior Ministry blamed the so-called “Islamic State” group for the […]

Donald Trump-Ahmad Al-Sharaa Meet Scripts History

[ad_1] Quick Reads Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. Donald Trump met Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia. Al-Sharaa, formerly a UN-designated terrorist, now leads Syria’s new regime. Trump announced the lifting of sanctions on Syria, in place since 1979. Riyadh: Donald Trump, who is on a whirlwind visit to the Middle East, […]