Syria and Israel plan to sign a US-brokered security agreement on September 25. US President Donald Trump is expected to attend the ceremony.

The fact is that two Tajik women with a gun in their luggage were detained at a Russian airport. A criminal case has been opened against them under Articles 228 (Part 2) and 229.1 (Part 3) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. These articles provide for charges such as sale, unauthorized storage, transportation and processing of narcotic drugs, as well as their illegal crossing of the border.

Egypt has deployed nearly 40,000 troops to North Sinai, more than double the number allowed under a 1979 peace treaty with Israel. A senior military official told Middle East Eye that the Egyptian army is on the highest level of combat readiness in years, under the direct orders of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

The political bureau of Yemen's Ansar Allah movement strongly condemned the meeting held in Paris on Wednesday between Syrian Foreign Minister Asad al-Shaibani and an Israeli delegation.

Earlier, the Israeli Defense Minister announced that about 60,000 more reservists were being called up for a new operation in Gaza, dubbed "Gideon's Chariots." The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas expressed its reaction to this.

Muslims who miss Friday prayers without an excuse in the Malaysian state of Terengganu can be fined 3,000 ringgit (about $710) or face up to two years in prison.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has approved a plan to attack Gaza City. It is expected that about 60,000 more reservists will be called up for the operation, dubbed "Gideon's Chariots."

The results of a 2025 global survey conducted by the Pew Center show that anti-Semitism towards the so-called "Jewish state" is growing worldwide. The hate figures are alarming:

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud after talks with US President Donald Trump. The conversation focused on Putin and Trump's agreements in Alaska.

If the proposal introduced in the Tajik parliament is adopted, clients of fortune tellers and sorcerers will be fined up to 750 somoni (around $81).