Middle East/Levant & Turkey

"Both sides have taken courageous steps: Syrian gov't in extending meaningful inclusion and rights, the Kurds in embracing a framework that honors their contributions while advancing the common good"

The agreement comes as US and French officials push for stability while transferring Islamic State detainees to Iraq

i24NEWS spoke with a Kurdish resident who shared his feelings about the developing situation ● WATCH

A Kurdish news site had initially mentioned the number of 1,500 terrorists on the run, information that was significantly downplayed by the Syrian Ministry of the Interior

Statement did not specify the casualty toll from the strikes; the attacks were part of an operation launched last month after Islamic State militants killed U.S. military personnel in Syria

The demonstration carried the slogan: “We won’t cower, we won’t keep quiet, we won’t forget Palestine.”

Turkey says only Somalis should decide the future of the Federal Republic of Somalia and Somaliland

Security forces surrounded a building where the terrorists were staying; women and children who were inside were rescued safely; Three Turkish police officers were killed in the operation

While there has been no official confirmation from Israel over any possible involvement in Ahmed Shukr's recent disappearance, this unusual incident reopens one of Israel's most painful wounds

The report says the ex-general security official was lured and kidnapped amid renewed focus on the missing Israeli pilot

The statement comes amid reports that Israel has low confidence in the Lebanese state's ability of forcing the issue

The Syrian Interior Ministry said that shooter in the deadly attack in Palmyra was a "member of the Syrian security forces who was influence by extremist ideology."

Israeli authorities stressed that despite the devastation in Gaza, Hamas continues to pursue terrorist plots against Israel internationally

Israel and Lebanon appoint civilian delegations for Wednesday's ceasefire monitoring mechanism meeting under US pressure to advance the talks

The individuals eliminated were officers in the Customs Department and journalists who had pointed to the link between Hezbollah and the explosion

“The assassination of Tabatabai was a blatant attack and a heinous crime. We have the right to respond, and we will determine the timing for that"

Altaylı has been held since June in Marmara Prison in Silivri, following comments he made while discussing new polling on public attitudes toward Erdoğan’s political future

In a letter sent to Al-Sharaa and obtained by i24NEWS, the Syrian Liberal Party said its demand comes 'in response to the audacity of Iranian officials demanding debts allegedly owed by Assad’s regime

Intel shows Hezbollah's assassination unit 121 killed Christian politician Elias Hasrouni from the Lebanese Forces party in southern Lebanon’s Ain Ibl in August, 2023

In an extensive interview with the Washington Post on a range of topics, Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa commented on demilitarization and on Israel's entry into Syria after the fall of Assad's regime

The US also said it will take steps to lift economic restrictions on Syria, including issuing an 180-day pause of the Caesar Act, and allow Syria to resume operations at its Embassy in Washington

From exile in France, Uthman and his team have assisted European prosecutors in charging former Syrian officials with war crimes

The operations came as Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in Washington to meet US President Donald Trump

Recently Turkey has been trying to position itself as a key mediator and reconstruction partner in post-war Gaza, while maintaining its hyperbolic anti-Israel rhetoric.