Middle East


Syrian President Sharaa hosts Kurdish SDF leaders to talk integration

SDF leader Mazloum Abdi (L) and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) signing a deal to end the war between their two groups, March 2025.

Pakistan continues to insist Lebanon part of current MidEast ceasefire deal even as US, Israel deny

A site of overnight Israeli airstrikes is pictured in the southern suburbs of Beirut on March 6, 2026.

Trump says Netanyahu, Lebanon's Aoun to hold unprecedented direct talks

US President Donald Trump walks toward reporters before answering questions prior to boarding Air Force One on April 10, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. President Trump is traveling to Charlottesville, Virginia.