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Lebanon becomes latest battleground in Turkish-Israeli tensions

Lebanon is emerging as the newest flashpoint in the increasingly strained relations between Turkey and Israel, with the former's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issuing a stark warning that Turkish security begins in Beirut.

Radio France Internationale

US-Iran deal leaves the future of Lebanon uncertain – and subject to Israel playing the spoiler

The United States and Iran inked a long-awaited provisional ceasefire deal on June 17, 2026. After months of uncertainty, the people of the Gulf region can, potentially, breathe a sigh of relief, and global markets look set to be boosted by the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

The Conversation

How Israel seized 1,000 sq km in two years, its biggest territorial expansion in decades

Israel has significantly expanded its military-held territory in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria since October 2023, encompassing approximately 1,000 square kilometers. This move, described as creating "buffer zones," has displaced millions and raises concerns about permanence, despite not being recognized as new borders. This marks its biggest expansion of its militarily-held…

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Israel seized more land from neighbors since 2023 than it has in decades

Over the past two and a half years, Israel has taken control of swaths of Gaza, Lebanon and Syria that amount to its largest expansion of militarily occupied lands in decades

The Independent UK

Undersea cable connecting Egypt and Syria has been cut, state-owned telecom operator says — Damascus blames 'systematic sabotage campaign' as cause of damage

The Syrian government blamed a third party for the damage on its undersea cable that connects it to Egypt. Damascus didn't mention any specific state or non-state actor, but its location makes it a prime target for disruption.

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Killing Anna review – the amazing catfishing operation that flushed out Syria massacre perpetrator

Haunting documentary tells how Syrian academic Annsar Shahoud created an online persona to contact the suspected perpetrator of the Tadamon massacre

The Guardian - UK

VIC:Accused ISIS bride to stay behind bars after bail loss

A woman who returned to Australia from Syria after marrying a then-Islamic State fighter has remained expressionless in court after losing her bail application.

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VIC:Accused 'ISIS bride' loses bail bid due to public risk

A woman who returned to Australia from Syria after marrying a then-Islamic State fighter has remained expressionless in court after losing her bail application.

AAP

Accused ISIS bride to stay behind bars after bail loss

A woman who returned to Australia from Syria after marrying a then-Islamic State fighter has remained expressionless in court after losing her bail application.

AAP

In post-Assad Syria, displaced people await reconstruction

Syria has been particularly hard hit by the decline in global humanitarian aid, especially from the US. In the northwest of the country, hundreds of thousands of displaced people are still living in makeshift shelters. When the Assad regime fell, they hoped to be able to return home. But on…

France 24

Trump suggests Syria is better fit to handle Hezbollah in tense warning to Benjamin Netanyahu

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The Independent UK

UN says 2.4m refugees will need resettling in 2027 and warns of shortage of options

Afghan refugees are the largest group in need of resettlement, followed by people from South Sudan, Sudan, Syria and Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, living in vast camps in Bangladesh.

Euronews

Trump claims Israel ‘would have been blown up’ without him in new warning to Netanyahu

Trump gave a damning appraisal of Israel’s military campaign in Lebanon, suggesting Syria take it on instead

The Independent UK

Trump tells Netanyahu 'be responsible with Lebanon, let Syria handle Hezbollah' at G7

Trump questions Netanyahu's methods, says Beirut strike was excessive, and points to Syria’s President as the most “capable” of countering Hezbollah.

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‘It’s a disgrace’: the US has abandoned the Kurds again – and this time, Trump is insulting them to boot

The United States and Iran are preparing to finalise a peace deal that would end their war – at least for the time being – as well as Israel’s bombing of Lebanon.

AAP

VIC:Police push for accused ISIS bride to stay behind bars

A police prosecutor has urged a magistrate to refuse bail for a woman who returned from Syria after allegedly being married to an Islamic State fighter.

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Police push for accused ISIS bride to stay behind bars

A police prosecutor has urged a magistrate to refuse bail for a woman who returned from Syria after allegedly being married to an Islamic State fighter.

The Times of India

Tortured, raped opponents of Bashar Assad: Syrian man sentenced to 26 years in prison by Dutch court

A Syrian man received a 26-year sentence in the Netherlands for crimes against humanity, including torture and rape of detainees under Bashar al-Assad's forces. Convicted for abuses between 2013-2014, the former interrogator inflicted severe physical and psychological suffering. This marks the first Dutch conviction for Assad-era atrocities and sexual violence…

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The Independent UK

Syrian sentenced to 26 years in prison by Dutch court for crimes against humanity

A Dutch court has convicted a Syrian man of crimes against humanity, sentencing him to 26 years in prison for torturing and raping opponents of former President Bashar Assad in 2013-14

Euronews

Iran declares victory and Israel holds its ground as US framework deal faces first test

Tehran declared the US "was forced to sign" a surrender while Iran's military said enemies had "no option but to accept defeat," as Israel said IDF forces would remain in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza "for an unlimited period".

France 24

Israel to stay ‘indefinitely’ in lands seized in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Monday that Israeli ground forces would remain in land they hold in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza, potentially challenging a memorandum of understanding announced a day earlier between the US and Iran to end the war in the Middle East.

AAP

Defense minister says Israel won't withdraw from land seized in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza

Israel's defense minister said Monday that Israel won't withdraw from land seized in Lebanon as the interim deal between Iran and the United States is pending

The Independent UK

Defense minister says Israel won’t withdraw from land seized in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza

Israel’s defense minister said Monday that Israel won’t withdraw from land seized in Lebanon as the interim deal between Iran and the United States is pending

AAP

VIC:ISIS bride rejects extremism, decries Syrian 'hell'

A lawyer for an accused ISIS bride has told a court her client rejects the terror group and is grateful to be back in multicultural Australia.

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ISIS bride rejects extremism, decries Syrian 'hell'

A lawyer for an accused ISIS bride has told a court her client rejects the terror group and is grateful to be back in multicultural Australia.

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