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Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (C) delivers a speech during the Syrian National Dialogue Conference in Damascus, Syria, 25 February 2025. The conference, which aims to approve recommendations related to the foundations of the country's upcoming transitional phase, kicked off with the participation of hundreds of figures representing the spectrum of Syrian society. About 600 people from different Syrian governorates are participating in the conference to discuss six main files, most notably transitional justice, drafting the constitution, issues of personal freedoms, and the country's economic principles. EPA / MOHAMMED AL RIFAI

TrendingAl Shara warns armed groups in Syria

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s top stories

Trending Middle EastFebruary 26, 2025

Druze residents of the village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights wave a Syrian flag as they take part in a rally on February 14, 2025, to protest against the 1981 annexation law of the strategic plateau which Israel captured from Syria during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)

TrendingSyrian National Dialogue and President Sheikh Mohamed in Italy

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s top stories

Trending Middle EastFebruary 25, 2025

ALEPPO, SYRIA - JANUARY 24: A fighter with the Syrian insurgents keeps guard at a former military base which pro-Assad forces had tried to defend in the last days of the war on January 24, 2025 in Aleppo, Syria. Aleppo, Syria's second-largest city and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, saw years of destruction from fighting during the civil war in Syria. Following the overthrow of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad by opposition groups in a quick offensive on December 8, the country is looking to gain economic momentum after years of global sanctions on the Assad-led government. Arab and Western countries have been reopening diplomatic relations with Syria's new de facto authorities, headed by the Islamist former insurgent group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS. Fourteen years of war have left the Syrian economy damaged, with tens of thousands of residents living on or below the poverty line. The World Food Program estimates that 13.1 million Syrians do not have enough to eat. (Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images)

TrendingEU to lift some Syria sanctions and Hassan Nasrallah's funeral

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s trends

Trending Middle EastFebruary 24, 2025

Trucks carrying construction materials line up on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip on February 20, 2025, as Hamas handed over the bodies of four deceased Israeli hostages, to the Red Cross early in the morning within a truce deal with Israel. (Photo by AFP)

TrendingArab summit in Riyadh and Armenian church in Jerusalem facing tax threat

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s trends

Trending Middle EastFebruary 21, 2025

A handout photo made available by the Lebanese Presidency press office shows members of the newly-formed Lebanese government posing for a group picture with the Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (C), Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (C-L) and Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam (C-R) at the presidential palace in Baabda, east Beirut, Lebanon, 11 February 2025. Salam, former president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), was designated as Lebanon's Prime Minister by President Joseph Aoun, after gaining the support of the majority of lawmakers during the president's parliamentary consultation, ending more than two years under a caretaker cabinet. EPA / LEBANESE PRESIDENCY PRESS OFFICE HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY / NO SALES

TrendingLebanon on 'armed resistance' and Rubio in the UAE

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s trends

Trending Middle EastFebruary 20, 2025

Police presence on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt, 18 February 2025. EPA / Mohamed Hossam

TrendingEgypt's counter plan on Gaza, and SDF will not lay down arms

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s trends

Trending Middle EastFebruary 19, 2025

Israeli army forces patrol in the village of Kfarshuba in southern Lebanon on February 17, 2025. (Photo by Rabih DAHER / AFP)

TrendingIsrael’s deadline to withdraw from Lebanon

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s trends

Trending Middle EastFebruary 18, 2025

MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 14: U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during the 61st Munich Security Conference on February 14, 2025 in Munich, Germany. International defence and security leaders from around the world are gathering for the February 14-16 conference. (Photo by Johannes Simon / Getty Images)

TrendingVance's Munich speech and Rubio in Israel

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s trends

Trending Middle EastFebruary 17, 2025

World Governments Summit Day 3. Elon Musk and Omar Sultan AlOlama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications, UAE. Antonie Robertson/The National

TrendingMusk’s Dubai Loop and Captain America protests - Trending

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s trends

Trending Middle EastFebruary 14, 2025

The National met with relatives of victims who have been killed as violence in the southern town of Sanamayn has increased since the fall of the Assad regime. Matt Kynaston / The National.

TrendingISIS cells in Syria and Musk speaks at Dubai event

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s trends

Trending Middle EastFebruary 13, 2025

KISSUFIM, ISRAEL - FEBRUARY 11: A woman works near a sign with a photo of hostage Shlomo Mansour, after the Israeli army has confirmed that Mansour was killed on Oct 7 deadly attack, and his body was taken to the Gaza Strip at the entrance to his kibbutz on February 11, 2025 in Kissufim, Israel. On Monday, a Hamas spokesperson accused Israel of violating the terms of the current ceasefire agreement and said it will delay further release of Israeli hostages, until its concerns are resolved. In response, the Israeli PM said the country will take "determined and relentless action until we return all of our hostages." (Photo by Amir Levy / Getty Images)

TrendingHamas says ceasefire breached and King Abdullah visits Trump

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s trends

Trending Middle EastFebruary 12, 2025

Palestinians heading north in Gaza after Israeli forces withdrew from the Netzarim corridor. EPA

TrendingIsrael’s withdrawal from Netzarim Corridor

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s trends

Trending Middle EastFebruary 11, 2025

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers remarks during a press conference with the Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, following a meeting in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 07 February 2025. Prime Minister Netanyahu said it is worth listening carefully to US President Donald Trump's proposal to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. EPA / SHAWN THEW

TrendingSaudi Arabia condemns Netanyahu’s comments

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s trends

Trending Middle EastFebruary 10, 2025

Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz says 40,000 Palestinians have evacuated from the refugee camps of Jenin, Tulkarm, and Nur Shams, which are now empty of residents. EPA

TrendingMiddle East's USAID vacuum and Iran counters Trump's 'maximum pressure'

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s trends

Trending Middle EastFebruary 07, 2025

A man rides a donkey-pulled cart past the rubble of destroyed buildings at Saftawi street in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on February 5, 2025 during a ceasefire deal in the war between Israel and Hamas. Palestinian militant group Hamas lashed out on February 5, at President Donald Trump's shock proposal for the United States to take over the Gaza Strip and resettle its people in other countries, seemingly whether they want to leave or not. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)

TrendingTrump’s Gaza ‘takeover’ and scarce aid to northern Gaza

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s trends

Trending Middle EastFebruary 06, 2025

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