Syria

News Published May 16, 2026 at 11:53 AM Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, has reacted to the killing of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, identified as the second-in-command of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria worldwide, by American forces in collaboration with the Nigerian military. Gumi, in a Facebook post on Saturday, described…

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks during a joint press conference with French President after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on May 7, 2025. (Photo by Stephanie Lecocq / POOL / AFP) Syria named a new central bank governor on Friday in the latest reshuffle since last week’s…

Republican Georgia gubernatorial hopeful Rick Jackson’s company promoted an organization tied to Syrian refugee resettlement. Jackson, whose company reports over $3 billion in annual revenue, is pouring historic sums into Georgia’s Republican gubernatorial primary. He has also faced scrutiny over his company’s ties to foreign worker recruitment, according to an…

Democracy Dies in Darkness The weapons, cheap to build from commercially available components, have helped the militants rearm despite the loss of a sponsor in Syria and the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. May 13, 2026 An Israeli soldier walks through a cemetery in Petah Tikva after a funeral for Sgt.…

Home Fossil Energy TotalEnergies, QatarEnergy, ConocoPhillips, and SPC pool resources for Mediterranean oil & gas search May 12, 2026, by Melisa Cavcic Three international oil and gas players, France’s TotalEnergies, Qatar’s QatarEnergy, and U.S.-headquartered ConocoPhillips, have joined forces with the Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC), Syria’s state-owned oil exploration and production…

The European Council restored fuller trade ties with Syria on Monday, ending the partial suspension of a cooperation agreement that had limited parts of the relationship since 2011. The Council said the decision reinstates the full application of the EU Syria Cooperation Agreement and marks an important step toward strengthening…

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After four women and nine children associated with Islamic State returned to Australia from Syria last week, the Australian Federal Police indicated some would be referred to community reintegration and countering violent extremism programs. Australia is not starting from scratch. Thirty-one Australian women and children have previously returned from Syria,…

Advertisement National A man who reportedly travelled to Syria to help bring the women to Australia, has been arrested on an unrelated assault charge. Updated May 9, 2026 — 12:16pm, first published May 9, 2026 — 7:27am Loading Latest in Videos Video icon 0:45 Longmire likely to enter Blues and…

Shelan Khodedah has lived in Australia for nearly 10 years, and is glad to call it home. But she and fellow members of the Yazidi community in Wagga Wagga are reeling after a group of families linked to the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) group touched down here on Thursday night.…