# syrian (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover syrian. Page: Feed: --- ## [Israel targeted Syria airbase over planned Turkish troop, radar presence, source confirms to 'Post'](https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-906261) _2026-08-22 · JPost.com - Middle East News | The Jerusalem Post_ The IDF struck the Abu al-Duhur military airfield after troops received intelligence that Turkey sought to place a radar with Turkish troops at the Syrian base. ## [Ex-Mossad official: Turkey unlikely to risk military clash with Israel despite Erdogan's ambitions](https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-906258) _2026-08-22 · JPost.com - Middle East News | The Jerusalem Post_ "Neither side is interested in a military confrontation, certainly not at the present time. That is completely contrary to Erdogan's outlook," a former Mossad counterterror chief told 103FM. ## [WATCH: Iran battle could reshape Middle East power map, analyst says](https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-906256) _2026-08-22 · JPost.com - Middle East News | The Jerusalem Post_ The Saudi-Pakistani-Turkish alignment could keep the region “in the ideological framework of political Islam” and block commercial prosperity, Bijan warns ## [Lebanon weighs extraditing former Palestinian envoy accused of corruption](https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-906255) _2026-08-22 · JPost.com - Middle East News | The Jerusalem Post_ Lebanese officials must decide whether the former ambassador should face trial before Palestinian courts or remain under Lebanese jurisdiction. ## [Iran denounces new US sanctions as Washington targets Tehran’s oil trade with China](https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-906254) _2026-08-22 · JPost.com - Middle East News | The Jerusalem Post_ The chief of staff of Iran's armed forces, MG Ali Abdollahi, warned its response would be "crushing, punishing and devastating," while Trump warns countries against providing Iran a lifeline. ## [Iran grants permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through Strait of Hormuz](https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-906245) _2026-08-22 · JPost.com - Middle East News | The Jerusalem Post_ Iraqi President Nizar Amedi said that Iran had facilitated the passage of vessels carrying Iraqi oil through the Strait in recent days, and Baghdad had discussed the export of Iraqi oil with Tehran. ## [Israel 'baited' Turkey with Abu al-Duhur airbase 'pre-election' strike, US Envoy Tom Barrack says](https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-906241) _2026-08-22 · JPost.com - Middle East News | The Jerusalem Post_ According to Barrack, Ankara began considering scrambling its own fighter jets, and for several moments, two key US allies came close to a confrontation that neither side truly wants. ## [Facing exile and persecution, an Iranian dissident crossed from devout Muslim to student of Judaism](https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-906165) _2026-08-22 · JPost.com - Middle East News | The Jerusalem Post_ IRANIAN AFFAIRS: Iranian refugee Behnam Vali Heydarian recounts persecution, attacks, pro-Israel activism, and fears of deportation to Iran after his journey from Islam to Christianity and Judaism. ## [Iranian official urges Qatar to move detained pilots to hospital on land, Tasnim says](https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-906242) _2026-08-22 · JPost.com - Middle East News | The Jerusalem Post_ Qatar denied last week that it was holding Iranian pilots, saying they had violated Qatari airspace earlier this year and failed to respond to attempts to contact them. ## [Pakistan launches licensing regime for virtual asset service providers](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655507/pakistan) _2026-08-22 · uroosa.khan · ArabNews_ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) Chairman Bilal bin Saqib announced on Saturday that new regulations governing virtual asset services have been notified and legalized, saying the move would protect digital investors from fraud. ## [AI Summaries & Audio Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/w22dhnsoqN0R) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to concise audio briefings for the latest stories. ## [K2 Airways crash families urge government to bring in foreign help to recover wreckage, bodies](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655530/pakistan) _2026-08-22 · usama.khawaja · ArabNews_ KARACHI: Families of crew members killed in the July 7 crash of a K2 Airways cargo plane on Saturday urged the government to seek foreign help to recover the wreckage and flight recorders, saying more than 40 days later they still lacked answers, compensation and death certificates. ## [US judge strikes down immigrant visa suspension affecting Pakistan, 74 other nations](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655531/pakistan) _2026-08-22 · usama.khawaja · ArabNews_ WASHINGTON: A US judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy suspending the issuance of immigrant visas to ​applicants from 75 countries, saying that the policy exceeded Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s statutory authority. US District Judge Jeannette Vargas in Manhattan said the policy that the State Department announced in January was “patently unlawful” and ran afoul of federal… ## [Oil tankers going dark to evade Iranian attacks raises major oil spill risk in Gulf - report](https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-906229) _2026-08-22 · JPost.com - Middle East News | The Jerusalem Post_ Three separate oil spills are already spreading through the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, putting multiple ecosystems at risk. ## [Iran condemns US plans to announce new sanctions](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655526/middle-east) _2026-08-22 · rbksa · ArabNews_ CAIRO/WASHINGTON: Iran on Saturday denounced US plans for new sanctions that could put further strain ​on the Islamic Republic’s economy and have an impact on its most important trading partners including China. After nearly six months of war since the US and Israel launched airstrikes against Iran on February 28, the sides are not firing at each other but also showing no sign of pursuing peace… ## [Space is becoming the next battlefield, Iranian UN envoy warns of arms race - report](https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-906227) _2026-08-22 · JPost.com - Middle East News | The Jerusalem Post_ Iranian UN envoy Ali Bahreini warned of a growing space arms race as Israel and other countries expand capabilities for future warfare. ## [Pakistan government rejects Imran Khan sister’s contempt plea over hospital transfer order](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655519/pakistan) _2026-08-22 · usama.khawaja · ArabNews_ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s government said on Saturday it had complied with a Supreme Court order on jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s medical treatment, rejecting a contempt petition filed by his sister after authorities took him to a state-run hospital instead of the private facility specified by the court. ## [At least 13 missing after migrant boat sinks off Tunisia, group says](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655483/middle-east) _2026-08-22 · romulo · ArabNews_ TUNIS: At least 13 Tunisians are missing after a migrant boat sank off the ​Tunisian coast while sailing toward Italy, and two people were rescued, the head of a migrant rights group said on Saturday. The boat set off early on Thursday, Mostafa Abdelkebir, the head of the Tunisian Observatory for Human Rights, told Reuters. One of the two ‌survivors told ‌rescuers in a local ​boat ‌they had ⁠been… ## [Oil rises as Trump threatens sanctions on Iran partners](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655484/business-economy) _2026-08-22 · rbksa · ArabNews_ HOUSTON, Texas: International and US crude oil futures rose on Friday after US President Donald Trump threatened economic sanctions on Iran’s trading partners, raising expectations of tighter supply in the coming weeks. International benchmark Brent crude futures settled at $94.39 a barrel, up 61 cents or 0.65 percent. ## [Rawalpindi police take two into custody over woman’s death in suspected domestic violence case](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655516/pakistan) _2026-08-22 · usama.khawaja · ArabNews_ ISLAMABAD: Rawalpindi police said on Saturday they had taken two people into custody for questioning over the death of 45-year-old Hina Javed, who was found with her hands bound and a wire around her neck, in a suspected domestic violence case police are investigating as murder. ## [Trump says Iran 'would love' to make a deal with the US but isn't prepared to make the right one](https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-906225) _2026-08-22 · JPost.com - Middle East News | The Jerusalem Post_ Trump also said that the US had total control over the "entire region having to do with the Strait of Hormuz." ## [Dissecting Series A Rounds (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/YnxoqmGwXV1I) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Two real Series A cases: timelines, investor sequencing, and common founder mistakes. ## [Al-Ittihad cling on for much-needed victory; Ronaldo grabs first goal of season as Al-Nassr cruise](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655480/saudi-pro-league) _2026-08-22 · romulo · ArabNews_ DAMMAM: In a night that was expected by some to mark a significant shift in Al-Qadsiah’s standing among the top five in Saudi football, Brendan Rodgers’ side came up short in their home clash against Al-Ittihad, the first major Pro League showdown of the season. The good news for Al-Qadsiah was that this was not the Al-Ittihad who won the league two seasons ago; it was a team fractured by… ## [US judge strikes down Trump’s 75-country visa ban](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655515/world) _2026-08-22 · rbksa · ArabNews_ NEW YORK: A US federal judge has struck down a government ban on visas to nationals from 75 countries who wish to settle in the country indefinitely, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. In a ruling issued on Friday in the Southern District of New York, Judge Jeannette Vargas called the policy “contrary to law” and said Secretary of State Marco Rubio had exceeded his… ## [Pakistan deploys army troops for ‘sensitive security duties’ in Rawalpindi for six months](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655510/pakistan) _2026-08-21 · uroosa.khan · ArabNews_ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s interior ministry on Saturday authorized the deployment of three Pakistan Army companies in the garrison city of Rawalpindi for six months for “sensitive security duties” and to respond to any unforeseen situation, an official notification said. The circular issued by the interior ministry said the army companies were being deployed under Article 245 of the Pakistani… ## [Syria says one wounded in Israeli strike southwest of Damascus](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655511/middle-east) _2026-08-21 · rbksa · ArabNews_ DAMASCUS: Syria said an Israeli strike near the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights wounded one person on Saturday, days after Israel’s army chief said the military would not allow threats to “establish themselves” on the border. Syrian state television said one person was wounded “in the Israeli occupation drone targeting of a vehicle” in the village of Beit Jinn, located southwest of Damascus. When… ## [Over 750 US servicemen have been wounded in Iran war, Pentagon numbers reveal - report](https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-906221) _2026-08-21 · JPost.com - Middle East News | The Jerusalem Post_ A total of 18 US soldiers have been killed and 756 wounded in the US-Iran war, a number that has risen despite recent ceasefire efforts. ## [Pakistan says over $198 million collected in Hajj 2027 dues in three days](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655508/pakistan) _2026-08-21 · uroosa.khan · ArabNews_ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s religious affairs ministry said on Saturday that $198.2 million have been collected from over 88,000 pilgrims as Hajj 2027 dues in the past three days, as Islamabad undertakes preparations for next year’s annual Islamic pilgrimage. Pakistan announced earlier this month that it has started collecting first installment for Hajj 2027. Pakistan’s government approved the country’s… ## [Trump says Tehran not ready for ‘right deal’ as Iran’s military threatens ‘devastating’ response](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655474/middle-east) _2026-08-21 · romulo · ArabNews_ WASHINGTON/DUBAI: US President Donald Trump said Iran was not ready to make the “right deal,” as Washington prepared to unveil what it described as unprecedented economic sanctions aimed at increasing pressure on Tehran nearly six months into the war. “It just means that we’re seeing what happens,” Trump told reporters on Friday when asked whether US military options against Iran were limited. ## [Syrian FM says Damascus mulling Mecca Joint Defense pact, but rejects strengthening Iran ties](https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-906214) _2026-08-21 · JPost.com - Middle East News | The Jerusalem Post_ Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani visited Islamabad for the first visit by a Syrian foreign minister to Pakistan since the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024. ## [International contention continues as eight more countries condemn Israel's E1 settlement plan](https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-906213) _2026-08-21 · JPost.com - Middle East News | The Jerusalem Post_ Jordan, the UAE, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Egypt condemned Israel's E1 settlement expansion plan, a day after a joint statement from European nations did the same. ## [Iran’s Pezeshkian says war should end while Tehran holds 'position of power'](https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-906203) _2026-08-21 · JPost.com - Middle East News | The Jerusalem Post_ Pezeshkian called for an end to the conflict, saying Iran’s armed forces are prepared to defend the country while claiming Tehran has emerged victorious. ## [Watch chovy live code (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/iyYDSZPr6OKr) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Join Mosh Coding streams with collaborative screen sharing and remote control, open source. ## [Israel’s new Syria dilemma: Netanyahu’s Russia playbook faces 'Turkey test'](https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-906160) _2026-08-21 · JPost.com - Middle East News | The Jerusalem Post_ NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Can the kind of deconfliction mechanism PM Benjamin Netanyahu established with Putin in Syria be replicated with Erdogan’s Turkey? ## [Iran's Ghalibaf calls for strategy to counter 'toughest' US sanctions threat](https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-906194) _2026-08-21 · JPost.com - Middle East News | The Jerusalem Post_ Following Washington's announcement of what it called the toughest sanctions on Iran, Tehran said it would pursue measures to withstand economic pressure. ## [Chance of Iran war expansion dropped after Trump declared economic warfare, officials say](https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-906189) _2026-08-21 · JPost.com - Middle East News | The Jerusalem Post_ According to the officials, US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose another harsh package of economic sanctions is intended to “buy time” until after the US midterm elections. ## [As Israel restricts goods, a booming black market drains Gaza’s wallets](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655373/middle-east) _2026-08-21 · rbksa · ArabNews_ CAIRO: Palestinians face inflated prices for groceries and batteries, hospitals have turned to smugglers for medicine and equipment, Israeli soldiers and other middlemen are accused of pocketing millions of dollars, and the Hamas-led government takes a cut as the smuggling of goods restricted by Israel into the Gaza Strip has boomed, according to an Associated Press investigation based on court… ## [First person: How the Israeli government blocks Palestinians from their land](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655470/middle-east) _2026-08-21 · romulo · ArabNews_ CHICAGO: It is a great start, but the US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee will have to do more than simply tell settler extremists not to take Palestinian Americans’ land in the West Bank. Israeli settlers, often with the backing of the Israel Defense Forces, have accelerated the annexation of land throughout the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem in recent years, targeting Palestinian homes,… ## [One dead, three wounded after sword attack at Swedish high school](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655469/world) _2026-08-21 · rbksa · ArabNews_ STOCKHOLM: One person died and three were wounded after a sword-wielding attacker entered a high school in the town of Fagersta in central Sweden Friday, police said, adding the suspect had been arrested. Local police chief Tommy Alriksson told journalists that one person had been found dead after police entered the school, having shot and arrested the assailant. “Our current assessment of… ## [World Bank projects Lebanon economy to contract by 6.4 percent due to war](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655465/middle-east) _2026-08-21 · rbksa · ArabNews_ BEIRUT: The World Bank on Friday projected that Lebanon’s economy would contract by 6.4 percent this year, as the latest Israel-Hezbollah war derailed the country’s efforts at recovery. Lebanon has been dealing with an unprecedented financial crisis since 2019 and was still reeling from the 2024 Israel-Hezbollah war when the Iran-backed group drew it into the Middle East conflict by attacking… ## [Russian drones kill 14 people at a shopping mall in Ukrainian city](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655458/world) _2026-08-21 · rbksa · ArabNews_ Russian drones struck a shopping center in the city of Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine on Friday, killing 14 people and wounding scores of others, authorities said. The city is the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelensky, who described the attack as a double-tap strike, in which an initial wave of drones hit the area, followed by a second wave as rescue workers responded. “Attacks like these are… ## [Woman found bound, dead in Rawalpindi apartment as family alleges domestic abuse](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655452/pakistan) _2026-08-21 · usama.khawaja · ArabNews_ ISLAMABAD: A 45-year-old woman was found dead inside an apartment in Rawalpindi with her hands bound and a wire around her neck, police and her family said on Friday, in a case her relatives say followed a history of domestic abuse. Hina Javed was found in the bathroom of a second-floor flat at Askari Apartments in Rawalpindi’s Lalkurti area on Thursday morning, according to a police complaint,… ## [Pakistan, 11 Muslim nations urge global action to halt Israeli strikes on Syria](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655448/pakistan) _2026-08-21 · usama.khawaja · ArabNews_ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and 11 other Muslim-majority countries on Friday called for international action to halt Israeli attacks on Syria and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from occupied areas, days after Israel struck a Syrian air base amid growing tensions with Türkiye over its military role in the country. ## [Iraq PM seeks oil production rise to 10m barrels a day](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655437/middle-east) _2026-08-21 · rbksa · ArabNews_ BAGHDAD: Iraq’s prime minister said Friday that he wants to increase the country’s oil production to as much as 10 million barrels a day within six years. Crude oil sales account for nearly 90 percent of Iraq’s revenue but its exports have been hurt by the outbreak of the Middle East war between Iran and the United States, which choked off the Strait of Hormuz. Iraq, an OPEC founding member, was… ## [Lebanese Shiite scholar says Hezbollah brought 'destruction' and 'hatred' to Lebanon](https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-906172) _2026-08-21 · JPost.com - Middle East News | The Jerusalem Post_ When asked on the likelihood of Hezbollah disarming, Fuani showed optimism, citing the aftermath of President Ahmed al-Sharaa's successful overthrow of Bashar al-Assad. ## [UK, Canada, Australia and Poland slam Israel ending probe into aid worker killings](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655436/world) _2026-08-21 · rbksa · ArabNews_ WARSAW: Britain, Canada, and Australia on Friday condemned as “shameful” Israel’s decision to close an investigation into the death of seven aid workers killed in Gaza in 2024. The World Central Kitchen employees — three Britons, a dual US-Canadian national, a Pole, an Australian, and a Palestinian — died in a drone strike on their vehicle convoy after overseeing the unloading of a food aid… ## [Jofra Archer double strengthens England’s grip on first Test against Pakistan](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655434/pakistan) _2026-08-21 · usama.khawaja · ArabNews_ LEEDS, United Kingdom: Jofra Archer rocked Pakistan with an early double strike as England pressed for an innings victory in the first Test at Headingley on Friday. Pakistan were 59-3 in their second innings at lunch on the third day, still 179 runs shy of making England bat again, after fast bowler Archer removed openers Imam-ul-Haq and Azan Awais. For the second time in the match, Pakistan were… ## [Pakistan electricity distributor privatization draws Saudi, Turkish investor interest](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655435/pakistan) _2026-08-21 · usama.khawaja · ArabNews_ KARACHI: Pakistan’s push to privatize state-owned electricity distribution companies has drawn fresh interest from Saudi Arabian and Turkish investors, authorities said on Friday, as Islamabad seeks private capital and management to overhaul its debt-burdened power sector. ## [Pakistan military says 49 militants killed in operations across western provinces](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655430/pakistan) _2026-08-21 · usama.khawaja · ArabNews_ ISLAMABAD: Pakistani security forces have killed 49 militants in a series of operations across the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and southwestern Balochistan provinces in recent days, the military said on Friday, amid a sharp escalation in violence across the country’s western region. ## [Remains of last missing climber found after Pakistan’s Broad Peak avalanche](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655426/pakistan) _2026-08-21 · usama.khawaja · ArabNews_ ISLAMABAD: Search teams on Friday found the remains of American climber Mallory Geis, the last missing member of a 10-member international mountaineering team that was killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak weeks ago, a mountaineering official and local authorities said. Geis’ remains were found by a team made up of local volunteers, according to Irfan Arshad Khan, president of the Alpine Club of… ## [Turkiye issues arrest warrant for Israel’s Netanyahu](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655428/middle-east) _2026-08-21 · rbksa · ArabNews_ ANKARA: Turkiye has issued an international arrest warrant for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of an investigation into Israel’s interception of an aid flotilla for Gaza, Justice Minister Akin Gurlek announced Friday on X. Turkiye has already issued warrants against Netanyahu and other top officials for “genocide” over Israel’s actions in the Gaza war. "We categorically reject… ## [Iran president says time to end war while in position of strength](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655421/middle-east) _2026-08-20 · rbksa · ArabNews_ TEHRAN: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday it was time to end the months-long Middle East war with the United States because Tehran was in a position of strength over Washington. Talks between the decades-old foes remain on hold, with both sides in the war started by the US and Israel in February locked in a stalemate. Tehran is keeping the key Strait of Hormuz partially shut and… ## [Israel army, settlers kill 2 Palestinians in separate incidents](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655420/middle-east) _2026-08-20 · rbksa · ArabNews_ RAMALLAH: Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man on Friday in the city of Jenin, in the north of the occupied West Bank, with the military saying he had attempted to stab a soldier. In a separate incident in the southern West Bank, Israeli settlers fatally shot a 17-year-old, the Palestinian health ministry said. In Jenin, 58-year-old Fathi Zidan Hazem, “died from injuries sustained after…