Latest Developments Turkey and Syria to Agree on a Defense Partnership: Syria’s new transitional President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are expected to discuss a joint defense pact that will include establishing Turkish airbases in the vast central region in Central Syria as well as training for …

Lebanon’s health ministry reported on Sunday that Israeli forces, after missing the agreed withdrawal deadline, killed 24 Lebanese civilians and injured 130 more after opening fire on protesters. The incident came hours before news broke that the deadline was extended until 18 February. Tensions had flared in southern Lebanon as …

Images verified by Al Jazeera’s Sanad unit shed light on Israel’s plans after it expanded area of control in Syria. Israel is building military bases in the demilitarised buffer zone with Syria, according to satellite images seen by Al Jazeera’s Sanad verification unit. The images were taken between December 19, …