Ahmed Al-Sharaa’s announcement, made during a secretive conference in Damascus, left Syrians with unanswered questions about their country’s future Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa was named president of the country during its transitional period less than two months after Bashar al-Assad was toppled. Addressing a military conference, the Hayat …

Despite the delay in their release, Israel freed over a hundred Palestinian prisoners on Thursday as part of the third phase in the Gaza ceasefire deal Israel will release 110 Palestinian prisoners tonight in exchange for captives released earlier by Hamas, as part of the third phase of the ceasefire …

Bottom Line Up Front The Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement, if fully implemented, has the potential to calm the warfare that has roiled the region since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack.The Houthi movement (Ansarallah) vows to resume attacks on Israel, commercial shipping in the Red Sea, and U.S.-led coalition naval vessels, …