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Syria’s Dubai consul resigns, slams Sweida ‘genocide campaign,' supports Druze

Ziad Zahreddine quit his post in Dubai, condemning what he called a “genocide campaign” in Sweida and voicing support for Druze self-rule amid mounting tensions with Damascus.

A Druze woman from Syria, meets her sister as she crosses to the Israeli side from the open border to check on her family members, amid the ongoing conflict in the Druze areas in Syria, near the ceasefire line between the Golan Heights and Syria, July 16, 2025.
Jared Kushner speaks to members of the media next to U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Kiryat Gat, Israel, October 21, 2025.

Inside the United States' plan to prevent the Gaza ceasefire from unraveling

Israel’s First Lady, Michal Herzog, TAU President, Prof. Ariel Porat, Prof. Amal Jamal & Prof. Yair Bar-Haim

Tel Aviv University scientists discover key to protect nerves

Police stand near the pyramid of the Louvre museum after reports of a robbery, in Paris, France, October 19, 2025.

Israeli security firm assists in investigation of Louvre jewel heist


'It will take patience,' Israel's envoy to Bahrain Eitan Na’eh says on restoring Gulf's trust

The Israeli ambassador to the Gulf shares insights from his recent posting in Bahrain and past postings from Turkey to the UAE—marking both diplomatic advances and the realities of regional conflict.

Ambassador Na'eh at a meeting of the Negev Forum in Sde Boker, Israel, March 2022.

Israel, Turkey navigate uneasy cooperation as Ankara joins Gaza peace plan - analysis

Experts argue that Washington’s leverage pushed Jerusalem to accept a Turkish role that it would otherwise have resisted

Relations between Turkey and Israel (illustrative)

Syria arrests Assad relative tied to $2 billion Captagon empire

Authorities say Namir Badi’ Assad was seized in Al-Qardaha with alleged partners as part of a wider post-regime crackdown on drug and arms networks.

Namir Assad.

‘The war is over,’ says the opposition; ‘The peace has begun,’ answers the coalition

For some, the ceasefire marks the beginning of repair. For others, it represents the confirmation of victory.

US President Donald Trump addressing the Knesset in Israel, following the release of the last 20 living hostages from Gaza, October 13, 2025.

Trump's grip: Handshakes, power plays, and the remaking of the Middle East - opinion

The region is undergoing seismic changes in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, this time with US President Donald Trump at the helm.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud shake hands as they pose for a photo, at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt,

Violent anti-Israel protests undermine Pakistan's diplomatic success

Threat analyst Israr Ahmed Rajput says the TLP terror group planned the protests to erode the government’s hard-won diplomatic credibility

Trucks and containers block Ravi Bridge as supporters of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) supporters march during a solidarity march for Gaza in Lahore, Pakistan, October 10, 2025.

Pakistan, Indonesia, and Azerbaijan weigh joining Gaza stabilization force

So far, Indonesia is the only country to publicly offer troops, saying it could deploy 20,000 soldiers under a United Nations mandated peacekeeping mission, something not outlined in Trump’s plan.

US President Donald Trump and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto gesture as they pose for a photo, at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a US-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.

Israeli legal group faults US campuses, demands action on Gaza killings

Shurat HaDin accused Hamas of executing Gaza residents without trial and condemned US universities and activist groups for staying silent.

 members of the Abu Shabab Popular Forces militia in the Gaza Strip.

‘No one else could have handled this war like Netanyahu’: Why Likud keeps leading the polls

Despite the widespread anger over the failures of October 7, Netanyahu remains Israel's leading candidate.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Knesset plenum as US President Donald Trump attends on Monday. Let’s not forget Netanyahu, who weathered the storms to build this foundation, the writer asserts.

The biggest smile returned’: Family of released hostage Alon Ohel thanks supporters

Public statement by the family of Alon Ohel calling for national unity, describing his medical condition, and thanking those who helped secure his freedom.

The family of released Israeli hostage Alon Ohel speaks to the press at Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, Israel, Oct. 15, 2025.

A final act of cruelty: Israeli families still wait to bury loved ones held by Hamas

Two years after Oct. 7, families say Hamas is still holding bodies hostage, leaving families waiting to bury loved ones.

Hamas militants stand gaurd as bodies of hostages are transfered to the Red Cross (not pictured), October 15, 2025.