President Emmanuel Macron is trying restore France’s position as a ‘power broker’ in the Arab world, analysts say. France is pursuing an ambitious foreign policy under President Emmanuel Macron that seeks to restore Paris’ clout and influence in the Middle East, analysts have told Al Jazeera. In what marked a new phase in Macron’s presidency, […]

The US and allies launched an early morning attack on Syria’s suspected chemical weapons sites. The United States and allies have responded to the Syrian government’s alleged use of chemical weapons against the rebel-held town of Douma with missile strikes. US President Donald Trump announced he ordered air strikes in Syria “on targets associated with the […]

The two sides have finalised the deal for Turkey’s government to purchase S-400 missiles in the face of NATO’s concerns. Vladimir Putin has announced an agreement to shorten the duration of the delivery of S-400 missile systems purchased by Turkey from Russia. The Russian president made the remarks at a press conference on Tuesday with […]

Government forces accused of dropping poisonous chemicals on last rebel stronghold in Eastern Ghouta. A chemical attack in Douma, the last rebel-held stronghold near Syria’s capital, Damascus, has killed at least 70 people and affected hundreds, rescue workers have told Al Jazeera. The White Helmets, a group of rescuers operating in opposition-held areas in Syria, said on […]

New UN peace envoy to Yemen says new framework will only deliver peace if fighting is brought to an end. The United Nations’ new envoy for Yemen has said he plans to unveil a new plan to end the conflict in the Arab world’s poorest country within two months. Martin Griffiths told the UN Security Council […]

Dozens of civilians have been killed in the latest bout of fighting in Syria’s Yarmouk camp for Palestinian refugees. An estimated 60 percent of Syria’s Yarmouk refugee camp for Palestinians has been destroyed as government forces and their allies escalate a military offensive against armed groups in the Damascus-area camp, according to a watchdog group.  […]

Were US-led strikes on Syria aimed at destroying chemical weapons, or an attempt to maintain geopolitical status quo? More than half a million Syrians have been killed over the course of Syria’s ongoing war, according to the United Nations, but only a fraction of those deaths happened as a result of 34 confirmed chemical attacks […]

People ‘sleeping in the streets and begging for medicine’ as Assad government steps up offensive in southern Damascus. An estimated 3,500 Palestinians have fled the embattled Yarmouk refugee camp during a week of violence, according to the UN, as the Syrian government escalates its ongoing military operation in southern Damascus. Yarmouk, which has been besieged […]

Senior PA intelligence official behind bombing that targeted PM’s convoy, Gaza’s interior ministry spokesman says. An official in the Hamas-administered Gaza Strip has accused a senior intelligence officer in the Palestinian Authority (PA) of involvement in the bomb blast that targeted the West Bank-based Palestinian prime minister’s convoy last month. Rami Hamdallah’s motorcade – which included […]

Abu Anis only realised something unusual was happening when he heard the sound of explosions coming from the old city on the western bank of the Tigris as it runs through Mosul. “I phoned some friends over there, and they said armed groups had taken over, some of them foreign, some Iraqis,” the computer technician […]