Antoine Khoury

In a surprising development, senior officials from Syria and Israel are expected to meet Saturday on the sidelines of a visit by Syria’s interim president, Ahmad al-Shaarah, to Azerbaijan. 

Mazloum Abdi, commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), met Wednesday in Damascus with interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, alongside U.S. envoy Tom Barrack, in a bid to revive stalled efforts to integrate Kurdish-led institutions into the Syrian state.

Syrian authorities have officially appealed to the European Union for assistance in battling raging wildfires that have devastated parts of the coastal province of Latakia for six consecutive days. 

Jordanian firefighting teams have joined Syrian crews battling intense wildfires that have scorched around 10,000 hectares of forest and farmland in Syria’s coastal Latakia province.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Aguila Saleh, Speaker of Libya’s House of Representatives, to reaffirm Egypt’s unwavering support for Libya’s sovereignty, unity, and national institutions.

In the wake of a tragic terrorist attack on St. Elias Church in Damascus, the Syrian Liberal Party has issued a strong statement of condemnation, mourning the victims and urging national solidarity in defense of Syria’s values of coexistence, diversity, and freedom.

At a time when global tensions are already dangerously high, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took the stage at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s foreign ministers’ summit in Istanbul to accuse Israel of sabotaging U.S.-Iran nuclear talks and shunning diplomacy. 

On Tuesday, King Abdullah II of Jordan delivered a deeply moral and politically charged speech before the European Parliament in Strasbourg, reminding lawmakers of the urgent need to restore humanity, justice, and international responsibility — especially in Gaza.

Jordan has announced the closure of its airspace for the second time since Israel’s surprise strike on Iran early Friday triggered a wave of retaliatory actions from the Islamic Republic.

Jordan officially reopened its airspace on Saturday morning, following a temporary closure due to heightened military activity between Israel and Iran.

French special envoy to Lebanon, Jean-Yves Le Drian, met Wednesday with a senior Hezbollah official to discuss the renewal of the UN peacekeeping mission’s mandate in southern Lebanon, according to a source familiar with the talks.

Australia secured its place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over Saudi Arabia in Jeddah.