Best photos of February 6: Floods in Portugal to the Winter Olympics
The National picks the most striking images from around the world The National February 06, 2026 * {…
Rise and fall of Mazloum Abdi, the Syrian Kurdish commander all but abandoned by the US
In less than a month, Kurdish commander Mazloum Abdi saw the fiefdom of his Syrian Democratic Forces shrink…
Hard on nuclear, soft on IRGC: Flaws emerge in France’s policy on Iran
France’s position on Iran has become detached from the most logical outcome of the current crisis, which is…
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid meets President of Estonia and Spain’s Prime Minister at Dubai summit
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, met with Estonia’s President and Spain’s Prime Minister…
Lebanon wants ‘majority’ of one million Syrian refugees to return home this year
Lebanon wants to help the majority of Syrian refugees return home this year following the fall of the…
Syria’s Kurdish question ‘postponed, not ended’ as US-brokered deal goes into effect
A deal to solve Syria‘s Kurdish question took its first steps towards fruition on Monday, but observers expect…
Transfer Deadline Day in België: de laatste inkomende transfers op een rij
Een drukke dag in de Jupiler Pro League en Challenger Pro League: Transfer Deadline Day. Om middernacht valt…
Effect of global tariffs on Middle East not yet clear, says IMF’s Azour
The effect of the global tariff war has not yet been fully felt or understood in the Middle…
Battle lines frozen in north-east Syria after latest US-brokered deal
Political uncertainty shrouded the fate of large areas in north-eastern Syria on Sunday, two days after a deal…
Israel kills 32 people in deadliest Gaza strikes in weeks
Israel renewed shelling and bombardment of several areas across Gaza on Saturday in one of its most brutal…
Iran denies IRGC naval commander assassinated as explosions add to tension
One person was killed and dozens more injured in an explosion in Iran‘s Bandar Abbas, local media said…
Syria government and Kurdish-led SDF agree to ceasefire and integration into armed forces
Syria’s government has reached a milestone agreement with the Kurdish-led militia in the country’s north-east, aimed at gradually…