Smoke rose from burning houses in south Syria's Sweida on Saturday and an Arab tribal fighter vowed to "slaughter" residents as deadly clashes with Druze fighters persisted.Just hours earlier, Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa had announced an immediate ceasefire, but Bedouins and tribal fighters who are allied with the Syrian authorities pushed on in the west of the Druze-majority city."Go forward, tribes!" said fighter Abu Jassem, addressing fellow combatants in the area, where the streets were largely deserted.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Clashes, homes torched in south Syria's Sweida despite ceasefire
UK police arrest 55 at parliament rally for banned Palestine Action group
LONDON (Reuters) -Fifty-five people were arrested at a rally for the banned Palestine Action group outside Britain's parliament on Saturday, London's Metropolitan Police said.The crowd in Parliament Square had been waving placards supporting the group that was banned this month under anti-terrorism legislation, the force said in a post on X.People from the rally, some wearing black and white Palestinian scarves, were taken away in police vans.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: UK police arrest 55 at parliament rally for banned Palestine Action group
US says attack on West Bank Palestinian church was 'act of terror'
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) -U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee called on Saturday for the perpetrators of an attack on a Palestinian church in the occupied West Bank blamed on Israeli settlers to be prosecuted, calling it an "act of terror". Huckabee said he had visited the Christian town of Taybeh, where clerics said Israeli settlers had started a fire near a cemetery and a 5th-century church on July 8.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: US says attack on West Bank Palestinian church was 'act of terror'
Huckabee calls settler attack on Palestinian Christian town of Taybeh 'act of terror'
US Ambassador Mike Huckabee decried the alleged attack on a historic church in Taybeh.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Huckabee calls settler attack on Palestinian Christian town of Taybeh 'act of terror'
What we can learn from Holocaust survivors to heal PTSD from October 7 – opinion
Even when told not to compare with the second-generation Holocaust survivors, we can learn from what they lived and how we can use it to help October 7 survivors.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: What we can learn from Holocaust survivors to heal PTSD from October 7 - opinion
After multiple rounds of renewed fighting, will the Syria truce finally last? – analysis
The challenge now is whether the two sides can de-escalate. Numerous Bedouin tribes from across Syria mobilized to fight in Sweida.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: After multiple rounds of renewed fighting, will the Syria truce finally last? - analysis
Iraq works to rein in culprits after sequence of drone attacks on energy and oil sites – analysis
The Iraqis claimed they had ”launched a wide-scale search operation” in response to these attacks.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Iraq works to rein in culprits after sequence of drone attacks on energy and oil sites - analysis
WATCH: MK Ayman Odeh's vehicle attacked, spat on by violent protesters in Ness Ziona
Eyewitnesses reported that the officers took minimal action, choosing instead to "contain" the situation rather than intervene forcefully.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: WATCH: MK Ayman Odeh's vehicle attacked, spat on by violent protesters in Ness Ziona
UAE tax authority issues $872mn VAT refunds to nationals building new homes
Between June 2024 and June 2025, the FTA approved more than 7,000 new applications worth AED653.1 million
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: UAE tax authority issues 2mn VAT refunds to nationals building new homes
UAE workers can now collect unemployment benefits at Al Ansari Exchange outlets
The service operates across more than 270 Al Ansari Exchange branches in UAE
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: UAE workers can now collect unemployment benefits at Al Ansari Exchange outlets