Syria’s top officials recently traveled to Russia for high-level talks. They met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The main focus? Military teamwork. Syria wants to boost its army’s power. Russia, in turn, seeks to keep its strong presence in Syria. The talks covered a lot. They included defen
Israel and Somaliland made waves recently. They decided to be friends officially. This is big news. It's the first time any country has done this with Somaliland. Somaliland is a region that wants to be its own country. It broke away from Somalia a long time ago. But most countries still see it as p
Israel and Hamas are at odds again. This time, it's about who broke the truce in Gaza. Israel says Hamas is to blame. They claim Hamas hurt an Israeli soldier with a bomb in Rafah. Now, Israel is threatening to hit back. The Israeli leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, says Hamas must follow the rules. The
Israel is thinking about adding a new tax. This tax would be 15% on extra bank profits. The plan is to do this for five years. The idea is to tax profits that are more than 50% higher than the average from 2018 to 2022. Why are they doing this? Well, the government thinks banks are making too much
Lebanon is in a serious money mess. The country's economy has been struggling since 2019. The government is now trying to fix it. They want to pay back people who have money stuck in banks. This is a big deal. It could help the economy get better. The plan is to pay back small depositors first. The
Lebanon is making progress in taking weapons away from Hezbollah near the Litani River. This is a big deal because it's part of a deal with Israel to stop fighting. The prime minister, Nawaf Salam, said they're almost done with the first part of this plan. The Lebanese army is in charge of this job
Israel is worried about Iran. They think Iran is making more missiles and fixing their nuclear sites. Israel wants to talk to President Trump about this. They might ask for help to strike Iran again. Israel and the U. S. already hit Iran's nuclear sites in June. But Iran is trying to rebuild them.
Israel is buzzing with activity, both on the streets and in the political arena. Protests are popping up all over the country, with the biggest one happening in Tel Aviv. Families of victims from the October 7 attack and soldiers who fought in Gaza are leading the charge, demanding answers and accou
Lebanon and Iran are playing a game of diplomatic musical chairs. Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raji turned down an offer to visit Tehran, but he didn't slam the door shut on talks. Instead, he sent an invitation for Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi to come to Beirut for a chat. Araqchi, w
Israel has a plan to make more money from the Dead Sea. They want to change the rules for taking minerals from this famous lake. The government says they want to make sure the public gets a fair deal. They also want to protect the environment. Right now, a company called ICL Group has the rights to
