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Arrest warrant for Bashar Assad shows Syrian courts’ accountability, but can it be enforced?

Since the start of widespread protests in 2011, Bashar Assad’s name has been tied to numerous violations and international accusations.

 Assad poster burns in Syria
The Dura Europos Synagogue wall paintings in the National Museum of Damascus on September 16, 2025.

Rabbi urges US Congress to reject permanent extension of Caesar Act

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during an interview in Tehran, Iran, August 28, 2025.

Iran expert tells TML international community no longer hostage to talks with Tehran

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu sits among his cabinet members as the Knesset passes a resolution, in favor of applying sovereignty over Judea, Samaria, and the Jordan Valley, last month.

Bennett, Eisenkot's 'Change Bloc' could redefine Israel’s future, say leading scholars


Saudi Arabia-Pakistan mutual defense pact: nuclear shadows, waning US influence define Riyadh-Islam

Policy expert Alex Mishra tells TML, ‘The Saudi Arabia–Pakistan mutual defense agreement is poised to fundamentally redefine US foreign policy’

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 19, 2025

Syria marks new school year without Assad printed in textbooks

According to data from the Syrian Ministry of Education, there are about 19,400 schools in the country, of which about 7,900 are totally or partially destroyed.

 A DRONE view shows Damascus city at night, after the ousting of Bashar Assad, in Syria.

President Donald Trump, dignitaries, pastors and 90,000 others pay tribute to Charlie Kirk 

Charlie Kirk’s funeral drew 90,000 mourners to State Farm Stadium, with tributes from Trump, Musk and faith leaders honoring his legacy in faith, family and American liberty.

Candles are placed next to a picture of Charlie Kirk during a vigil under the line "In Memory of Charlie Kirk, for freedom, patriotism and justice" in front of the Embassy of the United States in Berlin, Germany September 11, 2025.

Patriot rallies in Australia and the UK signal a backlash against radical left and Islamists

Organizers promote national identity and tougher immigration policies while governments and media argue that the rallies enable far-right actors.

Protesters hold flags and banners on the day of an anti-immigration rally organised by British anti-immigration activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson, in London, Britain, September 13, 2025.

‘Part of the problem’: Critics say UN lost credibility on Syria track

Opposition figures and experts argue that trust-building rhetoric and procedural disputes replaced substantive negotiations, leaving the constitutional process at a standstill.

Geir O. Pedersen, UN Special Envoy for Syria speaks with the Russian Foreign Minister during their meeting in Moscow, on July 22, 2021.

US says UN ceasefire demand would leave Hamas free to strike again

The US slammed a UN resolution backing Palestinian statehood, warning it ignores Hamas terror, fails to demand hostage releases, and creates a false equivalence between Israel and Hamas.

Morgan Ortagus speaks onstage during 2024 Concordia Annual Summit at Sheraton New York Times Square on September 25, 2024 in New York City.

Scholars say Iran intensified repressions, focused on hangings and an Internet blackout

Since the war with Israel, Iranian Police have claimed 21,000 arrests, while rights groups say the subsequent surge in executions echoes the run-up to the 1988 prison massacres.

 Iranian flags fly as fire and smoke from an Israeli attack on Sharan Oil depot rise, following Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2025.

Charlie Kirk, Yitzhak Rabin's assassinations might be a warning of what's to come to Israel

The menace of political violence has been hovering over conversations in cafes, radio studios, and the protest camps for a long time now.

FILE PHOTO: Founder and president of Turning Point USA Charlie Kirk speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S., February 28, 2019.

How far has Israel fallen? Netanyahu dragged Israel into complete isolation - opinion

It has long been a Netanyahu mantra that Israel must stand against a hostile world, alone if necessary. Through his own government’s missteps, he has brought Israel to the brink of true isolation.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the opening of the Knesset Museum, Jerusalem, August 11, 2025; illustrative.

India’s influence in the Middle East: balancing energy, workers, and Saudi-Pakistan defense pact

Gulf Countries are home to nearly half of India’s immigrant population, which brings skills and growth to the Middle East economies.

People wave Indian flags in support of the Indian Armed Forces, following the ceasefire announcement between India and Pakistan, in Delhi, India, May 13, 2025.

'The wokeism infected them': Argentina's envoy slams leaders pushing Palestinian state recognition

Argentina’s ambassador to Israel lashed out at leftist leaders “infected by wokeism,” praised Milei’s “absolute moral clarity” and vowed to fight antisemitism alongside Israel.

Argentina’s ambassador to Israel, Shimon Axel Wahnish, speaks to The Media Line's Gabriel Gabriel Colodro