Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at a Syrian truce deal with Druze militants, a secret British relocation ...

We take a look at all the countries and territories where it is still illegal to be gay or LGBTQ+ – and examine the role ...

Sudan, Libya and Egypt’s borders all meet in the vast, lawless, triangle desert region. When fighting between Burhan’s army and the RSF first erupted in 2023, Haftar sent military supplies by ...

On June 15, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) updated its advice to warn against all travel to Israel, placing the country on “red alert”, the same level as Iran. Both countries’ ...

How the ban differs from 2017’s Early in Trump’s first term, he issued an executive order banning travel to the U.S. by citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries, including Iraq, Syria, Iran, ...

The countries include Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

During his first term, Trump issued an executive order in January 2017 banning travel to the U.S. by citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries — Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and ...

DAMASCUS -The U.S. envoy for Syria, Thomas Barrack, raised the American flag over the ambassador's residence in Damascus on Thursday for the first time since the embassy closed in 2012, a year ...

The symbolic raising marks the first time the U.S. flag has flown above Damascus since Washington shut down its embassy in response to deadly violence.

Syrian President al-Sharaa will not attend due to threats on his life by Iran-backed militias. Other Arab leaders may stay away as well, but analysts say some will attend precisely to counter Iranian ...

He added that a unanimously approved Arab resolution will support the Syrian state, reject interference in its internal affairs, and welcome steps that support the new administration. He confirmed ...

Iraq has also offered to mediate in other regional and international conflicts, including the Yemen conflict - described by the United Nations as one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises ...