RARE PHOTOS: 11 - The Real Truth

A German journalist was released from Syrian prison after months and is back in Berlin

A German journalist detained in Syria has been released

The Independent UK · Jun 22

Lebanon becomes latest battleground in Turkish-Israeli tensions

Lebanon is emerging as the newest flashpoint in the increasingly strained relations between Turkey and Israel, with the former's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issuing a stark warning that Turkish security begins in Beirut.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 20

US-Iran deal leaves the future of Lebanon uncertain – and subject to Israel playing the spoiler

The United States and Iran inked a long-awaited provisional ceasefire deal on June 17, 2026. After months of uncertainty, the people of the Gulf region can, potentially, breathe a sigh of relief, and global markets look set to be boosted by the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

The Conversation · Jun 18

VIC:Accused ISIS bride to stay behind bars after bail loss

A woman who returned to Australia from Syria after marrying a then-Islamic State fighter has remained expressionless in court after losing her bail application.

AAP · Jun 17

VIC:Accused 'ISIS bride' loses bail bid due to public risk

A woman who returned to Australia from Syria after marrying a then-Islamic State fighter has remained expressionless in court after losing her bail application.

AAP · Jun 17

Accused ISIS bride to stay behind bars after bail loss

A woman who returned to Australia from Syria after marrying a then-Islamic State fighter has remained expressionless in court after losing her bail application.

AAP · Jun 17

In post-Assad Syria, displaced people await reconstruction

Syria has been particularly hard hit by the decline in global humanitarian aid, especially from the US. In the northwest of the country, hundreds of thousands of displaced people are still living in makeshift shelters. When the Assad regime fell, they hoped to be able to return home. But on…

France 24 · Jun 16

Trump suggests Syria is better fit to handle Hezbollah in tense warning to Benjamin Netanyahu

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The Independent UK · Jun 16

UN says 2.4m refugees will need resettling in 2027 and warns of shortage of options

Afghan refugees are the largest group in need of resettlement, followed by people from South Sudan, Sudan, Syria and Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, living in vast camps in Bangladesh.

Euronews · Jun 16

Trump claims Israel ‘would have been blown up’ without him in new warning to Netanyahu

Trump gave a damning appraisal of Israel’s military campaign in Lebanon, suggesting Syria take it on instead

The Independent UK · Jun 16