Syria’s Suwayda: A new hub for the multibillion-dollar Captagon trade?
Suwayda has emerged as a new Captagon hub in Syria, triggering Jordanian strikes and a regional security crisis.

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Suwayda has emerged as a new Captagon hub in Syria, triggering Jordanian strikes and a regional security crisis.

Palestinian factions reject US-backed plans linking aid to weapons surrender, demanding clear political path forward.

Jailed Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi is rushed to hospital, as his party demands his immediate release.

Immune to jamming and invisible to radar, the low-cost drones are piercing through Israel’s multibillion-dollar systems.

Tehran’s residents are living through a fragile truce and deep economic uncertainty.

Political outsider Ali al-Zaidi is tapped as Iraq’s new PM to break a months-long political deadlock.

Gaza’s youngest survivors face lifelong disabilities from toxic gas and burns as the healthcare system collapses.

Israel escalates attacks and expands control in Gaza Strip, sidelining the new US-backed technocratic administration.
Deir el-Balah holds Gaza’s first local election in 21 years amid war ruins, with residents demanding real solutions.
