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Pakistan a peacemaker or US puppet in Iran war?

Hafiz Sha'ban

Behind the language of mediation in the US–Iran war lies a familiar pattern of dependency, where Pakistan operates within a framework it does not control.

Libya: Sisi warns of military ‘intervention’ following Haftar’s battlefield losses

Hamad Momin 6 Min Read

Egyptian coup president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi warns of military 'intervention' amid growing tensions over recent victories against renegade commander Haftar and Turkey's increasing involvement.

Assad’s dungeons: Syrians in Germany file complaint over rape, sexual abuse and torture

Hamza Saleem 4 Min Read

Syrians who suffered or witnessed rape, sexual abuse and torture in detention centres under the regime of Bashar al-Assad have submitted a criminal complaint to prosecutors in Germany.

Erdogan: Islamic economic system can lead world out of crisis

Hamad Momin 5 Min Read

Turkey’s Erdogan says Islamic tools offer a "key" to get out of global economic crisis sparked by the coronavirus pandemic, vowing “to make Istanbul centre of Islamic finance and economy”.

Syria: Several cities move to adopt Turkish lira amid recent economic collapse

Hamza Saleem 3 Min Read

The Syrian interim government and local councils have announced the decision to switch to the Turkish Lira in response to the rapid freefall of the Syrian Pound as economic conditions worsen.

Libya: Eight mass graves found in recently liberated strongholds of Haftar’s forces

Hamad Momin 5 Min Read

Most of the graves were found in Haftar’s last remaining stronghold in north-western Libya, yet another indication of the brutality of the Libyan conflict and the extent to which Haftar went in

Idlib, Syria: At least three civilians killed in deadly Russian airstrikes

Hamad Momin 3 Min Read

As the world battles the growing COVID-19 pandemic, Syria continues to battle against the deadly virus that is the criminal Assad regime and its allies.