The fall of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad earlier in December has set millions of Yemenis thinking about what lies in store for their own country. Some say the fall of the Iran-allied Houthis in Yemen – who control Sanaa and much of northern and western Yemen – may be the “next surprise” in the region.

The visits came a day after Sharaa — also known by his nom de guerre, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani — met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, the highest-level visit from Lebanon to Syria to date. Arab states had responded cautiously to Assad’s fall and the takeover by HTS-led Islamist rebels.

In fact, so stubbornly did the Israeli government resist embracing the truth that it took JJAC 10 years to convince it, in 2014, to recognize the Middle Eastern refugees by creating Yom HaPlitim, Jewish Refugee Day, which is now observed every year on November 30.

In its unwavering commitment to humanitarian support, Saudi Arabia's KSrelief continues to deliver crucial aid to those affected by crises in the Middle East. The agency recently distributed 724 food packages and 724 hygiene kits in Syria's Sarmada and Idlib,

Qatar and Jordan are the latest in the region to send delegations to meet with Syria’s new leaders, including Ahmed al-Sharaa, head of Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham.

Israeli forces advanced into Sweisah in the Quneitra countryside of southwestern Syria, establishing military positions near Al-Mantara Dam and opening fire on protesters opposing the incursion, injuring three civilians.

“CENTCOM forces conducted the deliberate strikes to disrupt and degrade Houthi operations, such as attacks against U.S. Navy warships and merchant vessels in the Southern Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb, and Gulf of Aden,” CENTCOM said.

The leader of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist rebel group that led the assault that ultimately toppled Bashar Assad's government in Syria, has reached an agreement with other rebel leaders in its coalition to dissolve their factions and merge them under the Defense Ministry,

Israel is celebrating the fall of Assad because it breaks the noose that Iran had been patiently tightening around Israel’s borders in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria. Tehran’s pincer is now broken and rendered useless. From the point of view of Israel’s wider conflict with the Islamic Republic, the collapse of Assad’s regime is a strategic victory.

In a message to the Pope on Christmas Day, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called for effective measures to help the Palestinian people, reports Tasnim News Agency. In his message on December 25, Pezeshkian congratulated Pope Francis and all monotheists around the world, particularly Christians, on the birth anniversary of Jesus Christ.

QUIETLY, away from the resonant slogans once championed by the Iranian regime and its supporters, we say the dramatic changes in Syria and the situation with