https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/middle-east/ The latest Flip News stories on middle-east. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:25 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/world/syria-bus-attack-homs/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/syria-bus-attack-homs/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying workers home on the Masyaf Bridge in Homs province, killing seven and wounding four, state media report. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the victims were Alawite. Sarah Whitfield syria homs bus-attack middle-east The National, North Press, SANA https://flipnews.co.uk/world/us-troops-complete-iraq-withdrawal/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/us-troops-complete-iraq-withdrawal/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The last American troops have left Iraq and Operation Inherent Resolve has formally ended, 12 years after it began, under a withdrawal deal sealed in 2024. Sarah Whitfield iraq-withdrawal us-foreign-policy middle-east donald-trump islamic-state ali-al-zaidi The Week https://flipnews.co.uk/world/bessent-iranian-airlines-shutdown-sept-23/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/bessent-iranian-airlines-shutdown-sept-23/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC that on 23 September Iranian airlines would be unable to operate anywhere, warning that anyone servicing them would be 'knocked out of the dollar system'. James Calloway iran scott-bessent sanctions aviation middle-east Arab News (Reuters)