Update Blinken sees ‘encouraging signs’ on reaching Gaza ceasefire

Blinken sees ‘encouraging signs’ on reaching Gaza ceasefire

  • Blinken called on Turkiye to influence Hamas to achieve the exchange deal and ceasefire in Gaza
By AFP ·

Israeli strike on Gaza post office kills 30 Palestinians

Israeli strike on Gaza post office kills 30 Palestinians

  • Medics say post office was sheltering displaced Palestinians
By Reuters ·

Fall of Bashar Assad exposes Syrian government’s drug trade

Fall of Bashar Assad exposes Syrian government’s drug trade

  • Islamist-led fighters seize military bases and distribution hubs for the banned drug captagon
By AFP ·

Kingdom’s ambassador to UN appeals to General Assembly members to join Saudi-French conference to resolve Palestinian issue

Kingdom’s ambassador to UN appeals to General Assembly members to join Saudi-French conference to resolve Palestinian issue

  • Abdulaziz Al-Wasel calls for ceasefire in Gaza Strip, welcomes deal between Israel and Lebanon
  • He condemns Israeli airstrikes on Syrian territory
By Arab News ·

Top militant leader Golani urges Syrians to take to streets and celebrate ‘victory of the revolution’

Top militant leader Golani urges Syrians to take to streets and celebrate ‘victory of the revolution’

  • Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham leader Abu Mohammed Al-Golani is now using his real name Ahmed Al-Sharaa
  • His call comes ahead of the first Friday prayers since Syria’s new leadership took control
By AFP ·

Macron expected to name new French PM after deadlock

Macron expected to name new French PM after deadlock

  • Centrist French politician Francois Bayrou is seen as one of Macron’s possible picks for prime minister
  • Macron confronted with the complex political equation that emerged from snap parliamentary elections this summer
By AFP ·