Three killed in Syria’s coastal region amid Alawite protests for self-determination
The Syrian army deployed armoured vehicles and tanks to coastal cities on Sunday after protests demanding self-determination turned violent, leaving at least three people dead and 60 others injured in clashes between security forces and demonstrators. The Syrian Ministry of
Turkey’s Erdogan to visit Egypt in early 2026 as Cairo pushes for Palestinian technocratic committee
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to visit Egypt in the first quarter of 2026 to chair the second meeting of the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council, Egypt’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday, following diplomatic talks that also prioritised a proposal
Opinion | The Middle East’s High-Stakes Political Stage: The Countdown to 2026
As 2025 draws to a close, the Middle Eastern political theatre is bracing for a seismic shift. At its zenith lies the long-anticipated normalisation between Israel and several Gulf capitals—a process that has remained in the wings since Donald Trump’s
Gaza death toll continues to rise as aid access remains severely restricted
The Gaza Ministry of Health said on Monday that the bodies of nine Palestinians were recovered from under the rubble over the past 24 hours, along with one reported injury. This brings the total number of deaths recorded since the
Abdelatty highlights Egypt’s foreign policy, regional concerns in media briefing
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Badr Abdelatty, convened a meeting with accredited journalists from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and prominent opinion leaders on Saturday, March 22nd, to discuss regional and international issues. Osman Saleh Mohamed, the Eritrean
Egyptian, Saudi Foreign Ministers discuss regional cooperation
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held a phone call on March 10 with Prince Faisal bin Farhan, the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, to discuss regional cooperation and key issues. The ministers followed up on the outcomes of the extraordinary
Kurdish-led SDF, Syria’s interim government reach agreement on integration
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a Kurdish-led group backed by the United States, has signed an agreement with Syrian Interim President Ahmed Al-Sharaa to integrate its autonomous region into the central Syrian state, the Syrian presidency announced on Monday.
Abdelatty, Kallas discuss Gaza reconstruction, Syrian stability
Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held a phone call with Kaja Kallas, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, on Monday, to discuss recent regional developments, according to an official statement. Ambassador Tamim Khallaf, the
Syria forms committee to probe human rights abuses in Syrian coast operations
Syria’s Defence Ministry has formed an emergency committee to investigate alleged violations by its forces during recent military and security operations in the coastal region, a ministry source told state news agency SANA on Saturday. Those found to have violated
France condemns violence against civilians in Syria; 745 reported killed
France condemned violence in Syria on Saturday targeting “civilians because of their faith, and prisoners,” amid reports that hundreds of Alawites have been killed in recent days. The Alawites are a religious minority to which toppled president Bashar al-Assad belonged.