Trump-Iran latest: US military shoots down Iranian drone as Tehran demands venue change for talks
The incident came ahead of planned talks between Iran and the United States
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Only five critical Palestinian patients let out of Gaza after Israel reopens Rafah crossing with Egypt
Thousands are awaiting medical treatment, and some are dying while they wait to get it
First five patients evacuated via Gaza’s Rafah crossing
The crossing’s reopening was hailed as a step forward for the fragile ceasefire struck in October
Iran warns Trump against ‘threats and unreasonable expectations’ after agreeing to US talks
Iran’s president says he has instructed the country’s foreign minister to “pursue fair and equitable negotiations” with the United States
Syrian rapper Al Darwish returns home to perform for first time in 13 years
‘Never in my wildest dreams did I think I could ever return to Syria,’ says the musician who fled his country in 2012
Syria security forces enter strategic al-Hassakeh as part of deal with Kurdish-led SDF
Forces reporting to Syria’s interior ministry on Monday entered the strategic city of al-Hassakeh in the northeast as part of an agreement with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Under the deal, the security forces were given permission t…
Oscar-nominated screenwriter arrested in Iran for criticising brutal crackdown on protesters
Mehdi Mahmoudian signed a letter condemning the ‘mass killings’ by the Iranian government
Israel reopens Rafah crossing as more than 20,000 await treatment in Gaza
Over 20,000 injured and wounded Palestinians are awaiting medical treatment as Israel permits 50 out at a time
Iranian protester Erfan Soltani reportedly released on bail after execution threat
Soltani was most recently being held at the notorious Ghezel Hesar prison
Iraq starts investigations into IS group detainees moved from Syrian camps
Iraq has begun to launch investigations into more than 1,300 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group that have been transferred from Syrian detention camps. Some 7,000 suspects were moved from Syria to Iraq after the Syrian army seized terri…