Civil War

Myanmar to free more than 4,000 prisoners in amnesty

Amnesties typically take place in Myanmar each year to mark its Independence Day in January and its New Year in April.

Kim Aris, the son of Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, delivers a speech during a protest rally organized by Myanmar people residing in Japan outside Myanmar's embassy in Tokyo, Japan, December 14, 2025.
The aftermath of a strike on Al Deain Teaching Hospital in East Darfur, Sudan, March 20, 2026.

Strike on Darfur, Sudan health care center kills at least 64, including 13 children, WHO states

Smoke rises from a building hit in a bombing on March 11, 2026 in Beirut, Lebanon.

Israel declines Lebanon's offer for direct talks, sources say

An illustrative image of South Sudan refugees.

South Sudan orders UN personnel, civilians to leave parts of Jonglei State amid clashes


Iraq faces a Shia-Shia civil conflict - opinion

When Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr announced his retirement on August 29, his supporters subjected Baghdad to its worst bout of violence in years.

 SHIA LEADER Muqtada al-Sadr delivers a televised speech in Najaf, Iraq, last month.

Ethiopia: Sovereignty is a priority just like peace - opinion

All partners, including the African Union, EU, and the UN, must recognize the government’s commitment to peace and support its repeated call for the TPLF to stop hostilities.

 RESIDENTS AND militias stand next to houses destroyed by an air strike during the fight between the Ethiopian National Defense Forces and Tigray People’s Liberation Front in Afar region, Ethiopia, earlier this year.

Chaos, violence in Baghdad is part of the Iraqi tragedy - analysis

Iraq lurched into crisis again, as it does every month, with endless crises and tragedies in Baghdad which can only help Iran.

 Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr protest against corruption, inside the parliament in Baghdad, Iraq July 30, 2022.

Biden killing al-Qaeda's Zawahiri can spark regional disaster - opinion

Zawahiri’s death will cause an upheaval in al-Qaeda with a new leadership being installed and this will have definite repercussions. It could lead to an Afghan civil war.

 A PHOTO of Ayman al-Zawahiri is seen in this still image taken from a video released in 2011.

What did US Jews think of Abraham Lincoln?

My purpose in this article is to show how Lincoln’s triumph and death were portrayed in a Hebrew newspaper of the time of the Civil War.

 ABRAHAM LINCOLN Second Inaugural Address, New York, 1946.

On This Day: 1,500 Palestinians slain in Karantina massacre 46 years ago

The massacre of the Palestinian inhabitants of Karantina by Christian Lebanese militias was part of the Lebanese Civil War and triggered a reprisal at Damour.

 Palestinian refugees in the district La Quarantaine (Karantina) in Beirut, Lebanon, in January 1976.

A year from Capitol insurrection, US democracy is being tested - opinion

The violent insurrection sparked by the twice-impeached former president continues to poison the nation with division, lies and threats.

 US SENATE MINORITY Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to reporters at the Capitol on Tuesday.

Immigration resolution from Ethiopia still pending as civil war rages

Multiple sources report members of the community of Jews and descendants of Jews have been forcibly drafted into the Ethiopian army.

ETHIOPIAN CHILDREN, whose roots trace back to Judaism, look out of a window at a Beta Israel school while awaiting immigration to Israel, in Gondar in 2007.

Broward County Jewish Federation allocates $30,000 for Ethiopian Jews

Ethiopia’s remaining Jews, many of whom are awaiting approval to enter Israel, number between 10,000 to 14,000, according to the federation.

JEWISH AGENCY Chairman of the Executive Isaac Herzog welcomes Ethiopian olim in Operation Zur Israel

Palestinians fear ‘civil war’ amid growing anarchy

In the past few days, four universities were shut due to violent clashes on campuses between students and rival clans.

 Masked Palestinians hold their guns during the funeral of Palestinian police officer Tayseer Issa, who died overnight during a shootout with Israeli security forces, in the West Bank city of Jenin