Urgent.News

What's breaking now, across thousands of outlets.

World

Syria’s FM pays Pakistan first visit in 19 years amid new regional alignments

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani is paying his office's first visit to Pakistan in nearly two decades after Islamabad, Ankara and Riyadh signed a joint defense pact.

We haven't written up this one. Al-Monitor has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

Read the original at al-monitor.com →

More in World

Takeaways from AP’s report on the smuggling of restricted goods into Gaza

CAIRO (AP) — The smuggling of goods restricted by Israel into the Gaza Strip has boomed, with items from cigarettes and iPhones to fuel and solar panels making their way to desperate residents of the…

  • Hamas-led government profits from smuggling, collecting up to 80% of item prices
  • Up to $100 million generated from smuggled goods since ceasefire deal
  • Smuggled items provide desperate Gaza residents with essential goods

More from Thursday 20 August →