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The Israel Defense Forces has come out in unusually strong language against the recently increasing phenomenon of settler activists attempting to illegally cross the border into the IDF-held security zone in southern Syria, seemingly to set up outposts in the region. On Thursday, the IDF confirmed another incident, in which…

Twelve years after the Islamic State's "genocide" of Yazidis in Iraq, Nadia Murad, a former sex slave of the jihadist group, said Thursday that progress towards justice remains far too slow. IS jihadists seized large swathes of northern Syria and neighbouring Iraq in 2014, declaring a so-called caliphate. In August…

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman, with Nermeen Shaikh. NERMEEN SHAIKH: ICE is reportedly stepping up plans to arrest and deport Haitians after an estimated 300,000 Haitians just lost their status under TPS,…

For years, restaurants abroad grouped the region’s rich food traditions under a single Middle Eastern label. Today, however, a growing number of chefs are changing that perception. They are showcasing the unique identities of Palestinian, Jordanian, Syrian, Egyptian and Saudi cuisines. Instead of relying on familiar mezze platters, these chefs…

By IDAN KWELLER JULY 29, 2026 21:15 Updated: JULY 30, 2026 16:57 It had been quite some time since a senior Israeli official held such a lengthy, detailed briefing. The official gave an answer for every question, often at considerable length, while insisting that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to…

By IDAN KWELLER JULY 29, 2026 18:00 Updated: JULY 29, 2026 22:16 Iran is storing centrifuges at Pickaxe Mountain, a senior Israeli diplomatic source said Wednesday. Israel does not believe Iran’s nuclear program has been completely destroyed, the source told reporters who accompanied Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to his meeting…

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Gail Alexan­der Se­nior Po­lit­i­cal Re­porter gail.alexan­der@guardian.co.tt Busi­ness­man Gary Aboud has claimed that the Syr­i­an-Lebanese com­mu­ni­ty in Trinidad and To­ba­go is liv­ing un­der an “omi­nous cloud of sus­pi­cion,” amid what he de­scribed as po­lit­i­cal hate cam­paigns tar­get­ing the com­mu­ni­ty. “If any­one has bro­ken the law, re­gard­less of wealth, sta­tus, race or…

Legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians in the U.S. have ended after the Supreme Court upheld the termination of their Temporary Protected Status, a ruling that could reshape the program's future.The big picture: The justices limited courts' ability to review Homeland Security's TPS decisions — making…

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has said Syria is working to reach a security agreement with Israel, describing it as a possible step towards broader peace in the region. In an interview with Al Jazeera, al-Sharaa said Damascus was pursuing the agreement with the participation of several countries and hoped it…