Ali Hasan

World News

Syrian curriculum changes spark debate over removal of images and historical figures

Changes were not limited to the texts; images and illustrations were also edited in Photoshop, adding hijabs or long robes to female figures, deleting women's photos, and covering or replacing statues, sculptures and artworks.

31 October 2026

Health news

Silent killer: study finds most with high blood pressure unaware

Men showed higher rates of hypertension, with 42% affected compared with 29% of women, after adjusting the figures for age groups.

10 October 2026

Iraq

Iraq to collect 6 million weapons despite Iran-backed militia pushback

Baghdad recast 30 September — originally a hard deadline for armed factions to surrender an estimated 6 million weapons — as the start of the regulatory process as Kataib Hezbollah and Harakat al-Nujaba refuse to hand over what they call "resistance weapons".

22 September 2026

Syria

Fuel price protests spread across Syria as minister faces hearing

Demonstrators blocked oil tanker routes and roads in six provinces on the second consecutive day of unrest over a 25-40% fuel price rise, as more than 50 MPs signed a demand to question the energy minister.

14 September 2026

Syria

SDF leader now al-Sharaa's adviser as Syria's Kurdish force disbands

The appointment came days after Abdi declared the Kurdish-led force dissolved and integrated into the Syrian army, ending a decade of independent existence in a move Washington called "genuine integration".

28 August 2026

Health news

Trump administration pulls studies affirming Covid-19 vaccine safety

The developments come as the Trump administration sees a marked rise in the influence of anti-vaccine figures and movements, especially after the Covid-19 pandemic, which fuelled a wave of conspiracy theories and misleading health information.

9 May 2026