Syria’s al-Sharaa says killings of Alawites threaten unity, vows justice

Syria’s al-Sharaa says killings of Alawites threaten unity, vows justice

Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa said mass killings of members of ousted president Bashar al-Assad’s minority sect were a threat to his mission to unite the country, and promised to punish those responsible, including his own allies if necessary. In his first interview to a global news agency, held after hundreds died in four days of clashes…

UNRWA readies to shutter operations in East Jerusalem after Israeli ban

UNRWA readies to shutter operations in East Jerusalem after Israeli ban

Tens of thousands of Palestinian refugees in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem were set to lose education, healthcare and other services provided by UN agency UNRWA as an Israeli ban on the organization takes effect on Thursday. Israel’s government ordered UNRWA to vacate its East Jerusalem compound and cease operations under a law passed last year outlawing the agency and prohibiting…