French President Emmanuel Macron congratulated his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa on Wednesday on assuming office, reaffirming Paris’s commitment to lifting sanctions on Damascus. The felicitations came during a phone call al-Sharaa received from Macron, according to a statement from the...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed his support Tuesday for President Donald Trump's plan for the US to “take over” the Gaza Strip. "Gaza MUST BE FREE from Hamas," Rubio wrote on X, adding the US "stands ready to lead and Make Gaza Beautiful Again." "Our pursuit is one of lasting...

The names of streets and memorials of the ousted Assad regime in Lebanon represent a heavy legacy that reflects an era of political dominance. Some streets, squares and memorials immortalized the names of figures such as Hafez al-Assad and his sons Basil and Bashar al-Assad. After the fall...

Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip "have no alternative" other than to flee the coastal enclave, US President Donald Trump said Tuesday, reiterating his demand that Egypt and Jordan host the displaced. "They have no alternative right now. I mean, they're there because they have no...