The law code stele of king Hammurabi

The law code stele of king Hammurabi

2025-10-17

to unify his diverse population under a single, standardized system of laws. The result


Houthis intensify repression with mass burials, arrests

Houthis intensify repression with mass burials, arrests

2025-10-16

arrests and disappearances in areas under their control. "In the past few weeks


US sanctions reveal Iran–China network fueling Houthi attacks

US sanctions reveal Iran–China network fueling Houthi attacks

2025-10-15

Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria," he added. China’s role has also come under scrutiny


Justice served: Lebanese welcome news of al-Hariri assassin's reported death in Syria

Justice served: Lebanese welcome news of al-Hariri assassin's reported death in Syria

2024-12-03

assassin may have been killed in an early November airstrike in Syria. Hizbullah operative


Houthis persist with reckless attacks on Red Sea mariners and ecosystem

Houthis persist with reckless attacks on Red Sea mariners and ecosystem

2024-09-05

video, released August 23, purportedly shows the Sounion oil tanker on fire in the Red Sea. [Ansarallah


Russia's bloody legacy in Syria shows perils of self-serving partnerships

Russia's bloody legacy in Syria shows perils of self-serving partnerships

2024-12-20

] A Russian military helicopter is shown at the Russian air base at Qamishli Airport in Syria on December 12


IRGC-controlled militias traffic antiquities in eastern Syria

IRGC-controlled militias traffic antiquities in eastern Syria

2024-08-02

Al-Rahba citadel in eastern Syria's Deir Ezzor province. [Zoeperkoe/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0


Houthis block UN aid, using starvation as weapon

Houthis block UN aid, using starvation as weapon

2025-10-08

starvation as a deliberate tactic to exert pressure in areas under its control, significantly worsening


Hizbullah uses illegal crossings at Lebanon-Syria border with impunity

Hizbullah uses illegal crossings at Lebanon-Syria border with impunity

2024-09-02

A Syrian rides his bicycle on August 1, 2013, in al-Qusayr in Syria's Homs province. [Joseph Eid


SDF, international coalition work to prevent ISIS revival in northeast Syria

SDF, international coalition work to prevent ISIS revival in northeast Syria

2024-10-06

Syrian Democratic Forces take part in a drill in Syria on September 12. [SDF


Tahrir al-Sham roiled by internal divisions, popular rejection

Tahrir al-Sham roiled by internal divisions, popular rejection

2024-09-19

hardcore ideology, based on that of al-Qaeda and the "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" (ISIS


Houthis deepen Yemen’s humanitarian catastrophe with escalating violence, aid worker detentions

Houthis deepen Yemen’s humanitarian catastrophe with escalating violence, aid worker detentions

2025-10-03

died under torture," Deputy Minister of Justice Faisal al-Majeedi told Al-Fassel


U.S. Treasury Sanctions Iranian Shadow Banking Network Funding Terrorism

U.S. Treasury Sanctions Iranian Shadow Banking Network Funding Terrorism

2025-09-24

jurisdictions. Alivand coordinated payments between Iranian entities and Syria-based Al-Qatirji


Coalition strikes leave terror leadership in disarray

Coalition strikes leave terror leadership in disarray

2025-10-02

] The successive defeats suffered by the "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" (ISIS) have not only diminished its


Russian presence unwelcome in Syria's al-Hasakeh province

Russian presence unwelcome in Syria's al-Hasakeh province

2024-09-09

Watad/AFP] Russian forces ran over a woman in al-Hasakeh province and fired live