(2025-10-04). Israel arrests three Syrians in Daraa amid intensified raids. newarab.com 
The raid, which lasted around an hour, took place in the village of Jamla, located in the countryside of the The incursion saw Israeli soldiers raid the village's streets, the depl…
(2025-10-04). Susan Watkins: Israel after Fordow. newleftreview.org Netanyahu is building on the obliteration of Gaza to launch an external offensive across multiple fronts, aiming at cantonization in Lebanon and Syria, and regime change, if not state break-up, in Iran. What explains the West's political investment in an Israeli-centric Middle East, on conspicuous display during June's Twelve-Day War?
(2025-10-04). First Jewish candidate in decades stands for Syria legislature. newarab.com 
Syrian-American Jew Henry Hamra is running for a seat this Sunday in Syria's first legislature since the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. | If chosen in the indirect polls, Hamra, whose father was reportedly the last rabbi to leave Syria, would be the first Jewish representative to enter parliament since the 1940s. | In the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Damascus on Friday, an AFP photographer saw posters on walls bearing Hamra's image alongside the Syrian flag and reading: "Candidate for Damascus for the Syrian People's Assembly". | Local committees are to select two-thirds of the 210-seat legislatu…
(2025-10-04). How Syria's post-Assad election works and who can vote. newarab.com 
The election comes amid public disillusionment, ongoing violence, and the exclusion of large parts of the country from the process. | The New Arab takes a closer look at elections that could indicate…
(2025-10-04). Foreign ambassadors tour historic sites in downtown Tehran. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — In celebration of Tehran Week, several foreign ambassadors and diplomats visited prominent historical landmarks across District 12 in downtown Tehran.