Middle East

The Syrian capital Damascus has been without water for five days. Authorities have accused “terrorist groups” of deliberately poisoning water resources and the government cut off water to Damascus on Friday after concerns that rebel […]

Not content with bullying the tiny Palestinian community, nuclear-powered Israel, the recipient of $3.8 billion in US military funding per year, is claiming New Zealand has “declared war” on them. Israel withdrew its ambassador from […]

Israel have begun an aggressive pesticide spraying campaign along the Gaza border between 25 December and 5 January, despite claims by Palestinian farmers that it damages crops and harms the health of those nearby.  The […]

Russian bomb disposal teams are still sweeping the schools and mosques of Aleppo for booby-traps, mines and munitions in previously rebel controlled areas. Some of the explosives that have been recovered come from the US […]

Police are calling for a full-blown criminal probe into a corruption case which involves the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel’s Channel 2 said on Monday that police had recently gained access to a new […]

Mass graves belonging to Syrian civilians have been uncovered in Aleppo by the Russian Defense Ministry, who say that US-backed rebels are to blame.  Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov says that dozens of […]

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has passed a resolution demanding and end to Israeli settlement building on occupied Palestinian land Despite calls from the president elect Donald Trump and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to […]

Five people have been arrested in Egypt for making a fake news video that purports to show carnage caused by Russian air strikes in Syria, according to the Egyptian Interior Ministry. The fake video was intended for […]

King Salman has warned that Saudi Arabia will not tolerate any external “interference” in Yemen as his forces continue to wage war against Houthi rebels, killing hundreds of civilians and leaving millions facing starvation. During […]

Russia’s UN envoy has announced that the Syrian government’s military operations to liberate the city of Aleppo have come to an end. Fighting in eastern Aleppo has stopped and the Syrian government has regained control […]