The armed forces said the operation was conducted in coordination with Damascus. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church on Friday, killing nine people and wounding 40 others.

Jordan carried out airstrikes Monday (October 27) evening against armed groups in Syria in retaliation for Friday’s attack on a Greek Orthodox Church in the southern Jordanian city of Karak that killed nine people, the Jordanian air force said in a statement. Syrian authorities said at least six people were killed.

The strikes were in retaliation for an attack on a church in southern Jordan on Friday, the Jordan military said. They threatened to damage relations between the two neighbors.

Singapore and Indonesia have agreed to set up a joint task force to take action against companies linked to forest fires and transboundary haze. The agreement follows talks between the two countries'

SINGAPORE: Indonesia's move to cut gas exports to Singapore is unlikely to affect electricity prices significantly in the short term, as the reduction makes up less than 2% of the country's needs, according to Energy,

SINGAPORE: In the wake of Indonesia cutting natural gas exports to Singapore starting from Oct 24 (Saturday) to meet domestic electricity needs, Singapore’s largest opposition party, the Workers’ Party, issued a statement, saying it regretted Indonesia’s decision, especially if it’s been due to “recent unconnected events.” The WP referred to the haze from forest and peat wood fires in Indonesia that has affected Singapore and other countries,...

The cuts come days after Indonesia's energy minister warned that his country could stop exports to nations that 'did not respect' it Indonesia has defended its decision to cut natural gas exports to Singapore,