Trump Struggles to Leave Iran War Behind by Swati Montel.
President Donald Trump's effort to put the conflict with Iran behind him is facing growing obstacles as renewed military exchanges threaten hopes for a lasting peace in the Middle East.…
Ibn Khaldun’s asabiyya and Bashar al-Assad’s rapid downfall Read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/12/8/ibn-khalduns-asabiyya-and-bashar-al-assads-rapid-downfall#ixzz8tqbILoHY
By Ibrahim Al-Marashi Associate Professor of Middle East History at California State University San Marcos Read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/12/8/ibn-khalduns-asabiyya-and-bashar-al-assads-rapid-downfall#ixzz8tqbdLikS The Syrian army disintegrated in the face of the opposition offensive because of low…
IDF: Assad’s fall marks end of Iran’s axis of resistance, new challenges ahead in Syria by By Yonah Jeremy Bob December 8, 2024
The axis of resistance of Tehran, Damascus, and Beirut is gone and no longer exists, the IDF said on Sunday night following the fall of the regime of Bashar Assad. According…
Iranian embassy in Damascus stormed after Assad’s fall – report by By The Media Line December 8, 2024
Rebels stormed Iran’s embassy in Damascus on Sunday after the capture of the Syrian capital and the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Iranian state TV reported. For more stories from The…
Syrian rebels enter northern city of Manbij, Turkish source says by Reuters December 8, 2024
Turkey-backed Syrian rebels entered the northern Syrian city of Manbij after taking control of most of the surrounding area from US-allied Kurdish forces there, a Turkish security source said on Sunday. Syrian rebels in…
Netanyahu fires back over Biden’s Rafah “red line” by Barak Ravid
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded Thursday to President Biden's threat to suspend military aid if Israel invades Rafah, declaring in a video: "If Israel needs to stand alone, it will stand alone."…
Biden warns: I won’t send Israel arms for Rafah operation by Hannah Sarisohn & Tovah Lazaroff
Biden told CNN that civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of US bombs and other ways Israel goes after population centers. US President Joe Biden warned Israel, for…
Dozens of Gazans stopped by Egyptian military as they attempt to cross the border by Maariv, Eyal Green, Danielle Greyman – Kennard
Israel has reportedly begun launching airstrikes and evacuated some 100,000 of the over one million Palestinians sheltering in Rafah. Dozens of Gazans are trying to cross the border to Egypt…
Hamas accepts hostage deal, Israel sends team to Cairo, continues Rafah operations by Tovah Lazaroff
President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a 30-minute phone conversation following the evacuation of Palestinians from Rafah. Hamas’s acceptance of a Gaza ceasefire proposal from Egypt and…
Netanyahu government votes to close Al Jazeera channel in Israel. Source Aljazeera
The Israeli cabinet decides unanimously to close the network’s operations in Israel with immediate effect. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet has voted unanimously to close Al Jazeera’s operations in…