Casualties as Russian helicopter crash-lands in northern Syria

Russia's Defence Ministry says a Russian Mi-35 helicopter made an emergency landing for technical reasons in north-eastern Syria.

Iran condemns US strikes in Syria, denies attacks in Iraq

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said the US strikes were "illegal and a violation of Syria's sovereignty" in a meeting with his visiting Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein.

Biden says he will make announcement on Saudi Arabia on Monday

President Joe Biden says the US will make an announcement on Saudi Arabia, following an intelligence report that found the crown prince had approved the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Saudi Arabia says it intercepts missile attack over capital

Saudi-led military coalition says Iran-allied Houthis launched a ballistic missile toward Riyadh and three booby-trapped drones toward the province of Jizan, with a number of other drones being monitored.

Israeli-owned ship hit by explosion in Gulf of Oman

A maritime intelligence firm identified the stricken vessel as the MV Helios Ray, a Bahamian-flagged ship. The incident recalled the summer of 2019 when the same site saw a series of suspected attacks that the US blamed on Iran, which Tehran denied.

Several protesters die, dozens injured in clashes in Iraqi city

The week-long clashes have continued after security forces fired to disperse protesters, who were trying to storm the provincial government building using rocks and Molotov cocktails.

US intel: Saudi crown prince approved op to capture or kill Khashoggi

The Director of National Intelligence has declassified the report that says Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved action against Jamal Khashoggi as the Biden administration is trying to rewrite the balance of its ties with the kingdom.

Dozens of fighters killed in Yemen clashes – government sources

Pro-government forces repelled the Houthi advances and reported heavy fighting that lasted "more than eight hours" in the Ablah region south of Marib city, a military source said.

Palestinians unprotected as Israel vaccinates half of its population

Israel has received accolades for overseeing the world’s fastest vaccination campaign, but Palestinians living under its occupation have been brazenly abandoned to fend for themselves.

Is Berlin’s conviction of a Syrian intelligence agent a bad omen for Assad?

Many legal experts find the German court’s conviction sets crucial precedent to prosecute other members of the Assad regime.

A decade after the Arab spring, activism endures in the face of repression

Activists across the Arab world continue to fight for human and civil rights despite violence and intimidation.

Iran threatens to end IAEA deal if it endorses US-led criticism of Tehran

Iran and US are locked in a stand-off over who should move first to save the unravelling 2015 deal. Tehran says US should lift sanctions but the Biden administration wants Iran to undo its breaches of the deal’s nuclear restrictions first.