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Mar Elias Church [Getty]
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch John Yazigi said Sharaa's phone call expressing condolences 'was not enough' and urged him to bare responsibility.
Syria after Assad
Algeria has appointed a new ambassador to Syria and deployed energy experts to help restore its power grid, as part of efforts to rebuild ties with Damascus.
United Arab Emirates, Dubai, Aerial view of airport
Countries in the Gulf have reopened their airspace and flights have resumed following Iranian strikes against US.
Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani (R) and Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam hold a press conference in Doha on June 24, 2025. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images)
Speaking from Doha, the Lebanese prime minister said his government was working relentlessly to end Israel's occupation of parts of southern Lebanon
Ayman Odeh [Getty]
Proceedings in the Israeli parliament are continuing against Palestinian MK Ayman Odeh, who defiantly addressed the committee in Arabic.
Close-up of a photo of the face of French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal
The imprisonment of Boualem Sansal has been at the heart of a diplomatic row between Paris and Algiers.
Maersk to halt shipments to and from illegal Israeli settlements .jpg
Maersk will stop shipments to and from illegal Israeli settlements, but says the move does not extend to fully cutting ties with companies on the UN’s blacklist
Israeli attacks on Gaza continue
Amnesty International has condemned the EU for failing to act after its review found Israel is breaching human rights obligations in Gaza.
Saraya Ansar al-Sunna logo
A little-known armed group called Saraya Ansar al-Sunna has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on a Damascus church that killed 25 people.
Turkey police getty
Fethullah Gulen was accused of being behind the 2016 failed coup in Turkey that sought to topple Erdogan's government.