Middle East

Syria and Kurdish&led SDF agree to de&escalate after de...

Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) agre...

Iranians celebrate Yalda festival as economic sanctions...

Iranians of all religions and all walks of life are marking the ancient Persian ...

Replay: French President Macron addresses troops deploy...

France ​will ⁠build a new aircraft carrier to boost ​its ‍capacities ​as a marit...

Israel approves 19 new West Bank settlements

Israel has approved 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, bringing the t...

France to build new aircraft carrier to boost its capac...

France ​will ⁠build a new aircraft carrier to boost ​its ‍capacities ​as a marit...

United Arab Emirates hosts Macron for security talks

French President Emmanuel Macron is spending two days in the United Arab Emirate...

At least five killed in US retaliatory strikes on Islam...

The US military has carried out a wave of air strikes against dozens of Islamic ...

US launches retaliatory strikes on Islamic State group ...

The US military has carried out a wave of air strikes against dozens of Islamic ...

Gaza famine over but situation 'remains critical', UN says

Improved aid access means there is no longer famine in Gaza, but the war-ravaged...

Gaza no longer in famine but UN&backed experts warn 'si...

There is no longer famine in Gaza thanks to improved aid access, but the war-rav...

More than 1,000 patients have died awaiting evacuation ...

The WHO and its partners have evacuated more than 10,600 patients from Gaza with...

US strikes Islamic State group targets in Syria, US off...

The US military has carried out a wave of airstrikes against dozens of Islamic S...

Syria trial over post&Assad violence

A trial opened December 18 in Aleppo for suspects accused of post-Assad violence...

US Congress ends Assad&era Syria sanctions, opening doo...

The US Congress has voted to permanently repeal sweeping sanctions imposed on Sy...

Torrential rains and floods kill 12 in Gaza

Thousands of tents housing displaced Palestinians across the Gaza Strip have bee...

Iran: A ‘blood rain’ in the Persian Gulf

Heavy #rains washed iron-oxide-rich soil and rocks across an “Iranian island, cr...

Gaza struggles in winter conditions: Torrential rains k...

Thousands of tents housing displaced Palestinians across the Gaza Strip have bee...

Gaza struggles in winter conditions, with rains and sew...

Palestinians in Gaza were struggling to recover on Tuesday after days of torrent...

"Islamic State propaganda is maybe more audible" in Syr...

The Bondi Beach attack came close to a deadly attack on US troops, with Presiden...

Imprisoned Iranian Nobel laureate hospitalised twice af...

In a phone call from prison, Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nargis Mohammadi...

"Much more needs to be done" for Gazan students

As Israel bombed most of Gaza's schools and universities, most people living the...

Syrian who killed Americans was part of security forces...

Syria's interior ministry said Sunday the gunman who killed three Americans in t...

Israel blames Australia for ignoring antisemitism over ...

Israeli leaders on Sunday “loudly blamed” the Australian government for ignoring...

Syrian gunman who killed three Americans was to be fire...

Syria said on Sunday that the gunman who killed three Americans in the central P...

Israel says it killed top Hamas weapon commander in Gaz...

Israel said Saturday it had killed top Hamas commander Raed Saad in a strike in ...

Two US troops and an American civilian killed in Syria,...

Two US soldiers and an American civilian were killed in central Syria on Saturda...

Israeli women rush to buy guns after October 7 attacks

Since the October 7, 2023 terror attacks, Israel has issued some 217,000 new fir...

Amnesty accuses Hamas of 'crimes against humanity' for ...

For the first time, Amnesty International has accused Hamas and its allies of co...

UAE seeks to hire more Emirati nationals in private sector

In the United Arab Emirates, the government has imposed quotas for hiring Emirat...

Israel says Hamas 'will be disarmed' under US&backed Ga...

Israel on Thursday vowed that Hamas will be disarmed under the US-backed Gaza pe...

Gaza: Heavy rains flood the tents of displaced people

Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians in Gaza have faced severe floodi...

Winter storm rips through Gaza, exposing failure to del...

Winter storm Byron drenched Gaza’s tent camps on December 12, flooding shelters ...

Hamas signals openness to weapons 'freeze' but rejects ...

A senior Hamas leader says the group is willing to consider a temporary “freeze”...

Separatist gains in Yemen raise fresh fears of civil wa...

A separatist group has seized key oil-rich provinces in southern Yemen, shatteri...

Gaza: Israel to reopen key aid route as humanitarian pr...

For the first time since September, Israel has announced it will reopen the Alle...

Gaza ceasefire phase two hit by Israel&Jordan border cl...

The Allenby crossing between Jordan and Gaza is set to reopen as the next phase ...

Newly returned Syrians struggle to reclaim land seized ...

Since Ahmed al-Sharaa and the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) took pow...

War in Gaza was like a 'science fiction movie': MSF's D...

A doctor who spent over 700 days working in hospitals in Gaza during Israel's wa...

‘Planting to preserve our dignity’: Gaza farmers remain...

Despite the ceasefire signed in October 2025, many Gazans are still unable to re...

'Tarnished legacy': What role for Tony Blair in Trump's...

Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has been dropped from US President Donald Tr...

Syrian president Sharaa fostered 'genocidal culture' ag...

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Theo Padnos, a journalist who was capt...

Hamas says no second phase for Gaza ceasefire until Isr...

Palestinian militant group Hamas on Tuesday threatened to delay the start of pha...

Syria's lost children: Families search for youngsters t...

A year after the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, more than 110,000 Syri...

Israel the biggest killer of journalists worldwide for ...

Israel accounted for almost half of the world’s journalist deaths this year, Rep...

Syrian president al&Sharaa fostered a 'genocidal cultur...

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Theo Padnos, a journalist who was capt...

Tens of thousands celebrate as Syria marks one year sin...

Tens of thousands took to the streets across Syria on Monday to celebrate a year...

'If al&Sharaa applies & fulfils his promises, it wi...

As celebrations kicked off marking the first anniversary on Monday of the oustin...

To attract investment, build institutions, Syria must d...

As celebrations kicked off marking the first anniversary on Monday of the oustin...

Syria marks one year since ouster of longtime ruler Bas...

As celebrations kicked off marking the first anniversary on Monday of the oustin...

'Every Syrian should have the right to visit Syria, to ...

As celebrations kicked off marking the first anniversary on Monday of the oustin...