Syria faces the daunting task of comprehensive reform, including a dire educational system with over 2.4 million children out of school. The new regime, led by al-Sharaa, must navigate ideological challenges in reforming school curricula and gain international trust by
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -Thousands of Tunisians marched in the capital on Saturday in a protest against “injustice and repression”, accusing President Kais Saied of cementing one-man rule by using the judiciary and police. The protest was the latest in a wave that has
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday a formal agreement had been reached for Turkey to host the COP31 climate summit in 2026, confirming a document released at the COP30 summit in Brazil. A statement issued by Germany this week at the
Gaza's civil defence agency said 21 people were killed and dozens more wounded in multiple Israeli air strikes on Saturday, as Hamas and Israel again traded allegations of violating the fragile ceasefire. Saturday was one of the deadliest days since the US-brokered truce
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli airstrikes in Gaza killed at least 14 people and wounded several others, local health authorities said on Saturday, in a further test of a fragile ceasefire between the Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel. Witnesses and
An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon killed one person on Saturday, Lebanon's health ministry said, in the latest attack despite a nearly year-long ceasefire between Israel and militant group Hezbollah. In a statement, the ministry attributed the death to "an Israeli enemy
(Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the war in Ukraine and the situation in Gaza on the sidelines of the G20 summit in South Africa, the Canadian government said on Saturday. The two leaders reaffirmed their support for