Syria
No progress in Sweida
A United Nations official warned on Monday that efforts to repair divisions and stabilise southern Syria have stalled nearly a year after deadly sectarian violence in a Druze-majority province shook the country.
Five civilians were killed in Syria's Homs countryside after being targeted by a "terrorist group,".
The city of Homs © Mena Today
Five civilians were killed in Syria's Homs countryside after being targeted by a "terrorist group," the Syrian state news agency SANA said on Friday, citing a police source.
The victims had been gathering truffles when they were attacked, SANA reported.
Reuters
A United Nations official warned on Monday that efforts to repair divisions and stabilise southern Syria have stalled nearly a year after deadly sectarian violence in a Druze-majority province shook the country.
Four liquefied natural gas tankers controlled by Qatar were heading into the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, despite a fall in ship traffic after Iran announced that it had again closed the waterway over the weekend, shipping data showed.
US Vice President JD Vance expressed hope Sunday for "a new chapter" in relations with Iran as talks opened in Switzerland to finalise a memorandum of understanding already showing cracks just four days after its signing, strained by continued fighting in Lebanon and a fresh warning from Donald Trump that Tehran must prevent Hezbollah from "causing trouble."
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