Syrian army expels Kurds from Aleppo, fights Kurdish forces
People told to leave three areas as fears grow of wider conflict between government and Kurdish authorities The Syrian army ordered civilians to evacuate neighbourhoods of Aleppo on Thursday after fighting with Kurdish forces entered its third day, deepening the rift between the Syrian government and the US-backed Kurdish authorities in Syria . The Syrian government urged people to leave the three contested neighbourhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud, Ashrafieh and Bani Zeid by early af
The Guardian
Jan 13
Houthis say UN staff will be tried over Israeli links
Dozens of Yemeni UN personnel could face death penalty, as UN says at least 59 of its staff are being held by the group. A member of Houthi security forces walks outside the United Nations compound following reports of UN staffers being detained, in Sanaa, Yemen, on October 29, 2025 [Khaled Abdullah/Reuters] Yemen’s Houthi -run government will put dozens of detained United Nations staff on trial, alleging that they have spied for Israel or had links to an Israeli air strike t
Al Jazeera
Nov 5, 2025
Israel Suspends Aid; Strikes Gaza After truce Violated
Israel said Palestinian militants attacked its forces across cease-fire lines and launched a wave of attacks on Gaza. Both sides still say they are committed to the truce. Smoke rising in southern Gaza after airstrikes on Sunday. Ramadan Abed/Reuters By Isabel Kershner October 19, 2025 Israel on Sunday launched its heaviest wave of attacks on Gaza since a fragile cease-fire took hold a week ago and said it was suspending humanitarian aid to the territory after accusing Hamas
The New York Times
Oct 19, 2025
Houthis rule: prisons, personality cult, pilfered aid
By Maggie Michael and Amr Alfiky . Yemenis who have fled the Houthi-controlled area of this divided country paint a grim picture of life under the militant group. People are forced to attend rallies and chant death to America and Israel, pay crippling taxes and hand children over to become soldiers, they say. A Yemeni man walks past buildings on the outskirts of Aden damaged during the civil war. The most populated areas of Yemen, including the capital Sanaa, are controlled
Reuters
Oct 15, 2025
Youth-led protests turn deadly in Morocco
At least two people have been killed and hundreds more arrested in Morocco amid ongoing youth-led protests against corruption and poor public services.
#a World Politics Review
Oct 3, 2025
Israeli strikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebels damage homes
By Ahmed Al-Haj Two Yemeni men inspect the rubble of a house that was destroyed in Wednesday’s Israeli airstrikes, in Sanaa, Yemen,...
AP News
Sep 16, 2025
