Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday appealed for Israel to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, calling the situation in the Palestinian enclave “yet more worrying and saddening.” “I renew my fervent appeal to allow for the entry of fair humanitarian help and to bring to an end the hostilities,...

Asharq Al-Awsat revealed that talks have been underway between Damascus and Moscow since last March regarding debts owed to the Russian government, estimated at between $20 and $23 billion. The Saudi newspaper also revealed that Iran is demanding repayment of its debts owed to the former...

Several Dutch municipalities, including Utrecht and Groningen, have expressed growing concern about the rising incidence of crime and security problems committed by a group of unaccompanied Syrian refugee minors, calling on the Ministry of Asylum and Migration to provide urgent support and more...

Syria’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that the lifting of sanctions on his country showed an “international will” to support Damascus, after EU countries agreed to end the bloc’s economic sanctions. In a press conference in Damascus alongside his Jordanian counterpart, Asaad...