Israel-Hamas war: Gaza in crisis over prolonged conflict, ceasefire dilemma and shifting objectives
Anil Trigunayat • 1 year agoQuestion is what happens to Gaza and then what about the Palestinian issue that is at the root of it all?
China's Middle East envoy discusses Israel war with Arab League leaders in 'emergency meeting'
Fp Staff • 1 year agoZhai Jun said that Beijing supports the Arab League which is playing an important role in the 'Palestinian issue' and that it will continue to provide humanitarian assistance to Palestinians
Russia, Arab League will work to 'stop bloodshed' in Israel, Gaza: Lavrov
• 1 year agoLavrov said it was necessary to urgently stop clashes, solve the problem with civilians... and establish a reason why there is no solution (to the Israel-Palestinian conflict)'
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad meets Arab leaders ahead of summit in Saudi Arabia
Fp Staff • 2 years agoSaudi Arabia has now restored bilateral ties with Syria and increased its peace efforts in Yemen, where it leads a military coalition fighting the Iran-backed Huthi rebels
Syria's 11 year exile from Arab League ends as representatives take part in session
Fp Staff • 2 years agoEarly this month, the pan-Arab organisation formally embraced President Bashar al-Assad's return to the Arab fold by publicly welcoming Syria's government
‘Drug of Jihad’: Syria re-inducted in Arab League for its trade in 'poor people's cocaine'
Abhishek Awasthi • 2 years agoThe United States, Britain, and the European Union have held Syria's government accountable for the production and export of the drug, singling out Maher al-Assad, the head of the army's Fourth Division and the president's brother, as a key figure involved
How Iran is using Syria's inclusion in Arab League to circumvent sanctions
Fp Staff • 2 years agoIranian President Ebrahim Raisi signed 15 cooperative agreements with Syria on May 3 in a push to be the primary provider of reconstruction projects in Syria
US criticizes Arab League readmission of Assad's Syria, says it won’t follow suit
Fp Staff • 2 years agoThe Arab League voted Sunday to welcome back Syria, effectively concluding that Assad had won the war that has killed half a million people and displaced half the pre-war population since 2011.
Explained: What Syria's return to the Arab League means for the country
• 2 years agoSyria is returning to the Arab League, but it may not immediately bring the reconstruction dollars that Syrian president Bashar Assad is hoping for. Nor is it likely to bring the changes Syria's neighbours want, such as an agreement on refugee returns and moves to reduce drug trafficking
Well-known Syrian drug lord, his family killed in airstrikes
Fp Staff • 2 years agoAirstrikes over southern Syria early Monday killed one of the country’s most well-known drug dealers and his family, according to an opposition war monitor, attributing the strike to Jordan though Amman did not immediately confirm