Update Blinken sees ‘encouraging signs’ on reaching Gaza ceasefire

Blinken sees ‘encouraging signs’ on reaching Gaza ceasefire

  • Blinken called on Turkiye to influence Hamas to achieve the exchange deal and ceasefire in Gaza
By AFP ·

Israeli strike on Gaza post office kills 30 Palestinians

Israeli strike on Gaza post office kills 30 Palestinians

  • Medics say post office was sheltering displaced Palestinians
By Reuters ·

Fall of Bashar Assad exposes Syrian government’s drug trade

Fall of Bashar Assad exposes Syrian government’s drug trade

  • Islamist-led fighters seize military bases and distribution hubs for the banned drug captagon
By AFP ·

Kingdom’s ambassador to UN appeals to General Assembly members to join Saudi-French conference to resolve Palestinian issue

Kingdom’s ambassador to UN appeals to General Assembly members to join Saudi-French conference to resolve Palestinian issue

  • Abdulaziz Al-Wasel calls for ceasefire in Gaza Strip, welcomes deal between Israel and Lebanon
  • He condemns Israeli airstrikes on Syrian territory
By Arab News ·

Golani urges Syrians to take to streets and celebrate ‘victory of the revolution’

Golani urges Syrians to take to streets and celebrate ‘victory of the revolution’

  • Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham leader Abu Mohammed Al-Golani is now using his real name Ahmed Al-Sharaa
  • His call comes ahead of the first Friday prayers since Syria’s new leadership took control
By AFP ·

Macron expected to name new French PM after deadlock

Macron expected to name new French PM after deadlock

  • Centrist French politician Francois Bayrou is seen as one of Macron’s possible picks for prime minister
  • Macron confronted with the complex political equation that emerged from snap parliamentary elections this summer
By AFP ·