Syrian interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa met on Saturday in Damascus with the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, John X Yazigi, according to a statement posted by the presidency on Telegram.
Egypt’s population hit 108 million, according to figures released by the state-owned Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).
Israeli officials have reiterated claims that a significant number of journalists working in the Gaza Strip are either members of Hamas and other Islamist organizations, or maintain close collaboration with them.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned Israel’s plan to expand its military operations in the Gaza Strip, claiming such actions would worsen what it called an already dire humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave.
Egypt has officially announced that the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) will open its doors to the public on November 1. Located near the iconic pyramids of Giza in Cairo, the billion-dollar museum is poised to become a global cultural landmark.
France will recognise a Palestinian state in September at the United Nations General Assembly, French President Emmanuel macron said on Thursday, adding that he hoped it would help bring peace to the region.
A troubling pattern has emerged in the ongoing conflict in Gaza: the near-daily publication—often without verification—of casualty figures released by Hamas-controlled sources, presented as objective truth by major Western and Arab media outlets.
A growing number of Druze residents in the Golan Heights are applying for Israeli citizenship in what appears to be a historic realignment of identity and loyalty within the community.
In a bold stride to reshape its position on the global mining map, Egypt has inked two significant agreements with leading international mining firms—part of a broader strategy to unlock the nation’s mineral wealth and diversify its economy beyond traditional sectors.
Once essential to daily life in Ottoman cities, Turkey’s public bathhouses—known as hammams—are finding new purpose in a modern world that no longer relies on communal spaces for hygiene.
In the wake of the 2024 war with Israel, Hezbollah has entered a period of profound weakness.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar delivered a scathing rebuke on Saturday of Syrian President Ahmed al-Shaara, accusing him of openly supporting jihadist militias responsible for the massacre of 700 Druze civilians and fostering a climate of impunity and ethnic persecution.
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