Fighting in northwestern Syria over the last three days has killed 27 civilians, including eight children, a U.N. official said on Friday, in some of the worst violence in years between Syrian government forces and rebels.
A French plan to significantly reduce its military presence in West and central Africa risks backfiring and further diminishing the former colonial power's influence in the region at a time when Russia is gaining ground.
The risk of Iranian nuclear proliferation is a serious threat in coming months and Britain and France are working out strategies to prepare for such an event, the head of France's foreign intelligence service said on Friday.
The ceasefire deal that ended a relentless barrage of Israeli airstrikes and led Lebanon into a shaky peace took shape over weeks of talks and was uncertain until the final hours.
Prominent Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt praised the role of the Lebanese Army and security forces during the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, which lasted from October 8, 2023, to the November 27, 2024, ceasefire.
European and Iranian diplomats meet on Friday to discuss whether they can engage in serious talks in the coming weeks to defuse tensions in the region, including over Tehran's disputed nuclear programme, before Donald Trump's return to the White House.
Lebanese residents are prohibited from moving south to a line of villages and their surroundings until further notice, Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee said on X on Friday.
Four civilians including two students were killed on Friday in the Syrian city of Aleppo in insurgent shelling of university student dormitories, the state news agency SANA reported.
Turkey's economy grew less than expected in the third quarter, expanding at an annual 2.1% rate, official data showed on Friday.
All foreign airlines are expected to resume normal operations to and from Beirut International Airport (AIB) and Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport between December 5 and 15, following disruptions caused by recent conflicts.
The Swiss government announced on Thursday that it would not ban the Hezbollah, despite earlier parliamentary recommendations for such a measure. This decision follows Switzerland’s proposal to ban Hamas, which controls Gaza, in response to the group’s October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel.
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