Syria has witnessed an alarming wave of kidnappings of young women from the Alawite community since December, when the former Al-Qaeda affiliate Syria's Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) toppled the government of President Bashar al-Assad.

The Cradle reported on Wednesday that evidence suggests that these women, primarily from the Alawite religious sect,

Jordan announced on Wednesday it was banning the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood, a transnational Islamist movement, accusing it of manufacturing and stockpiling weapons and planning to destabilize the kingdom.

The move comes after authorities said they arrested 16 people, including members of the Brotherhood, over an alleged sabotage plot.

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TEHRAN – Iran learned their fate in the 1st AHF Asian Men’s U17 Handball Championship.

The competition will take place from July 1 to 11 in Amman, Jordan.

 This championship serves as the qualification event for the 1st IHF Men’s U17 Handball World Championship, scheduled to take place in Morocco from Oct. 24 to Nov. 1, 2025.

Draw Results

Group A: Kuwa

BEIJING- The official one-day visit of the Iranian foreign minister to China has underscored the strong and amicable relations between the two nations, as Tehran gears up for a new round of indirect negotiations with Washington regarding its nuclear issue.

Abbas Araqchi held a meeting with China’s Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang at the Great of Hall of t