Armed attacks are multiplying against Bedouins living in Badia, the Syrian desert. These attacks mainly take place between February and April, during the truffle harvest season.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan was re-elected president with 52% of the vote, or 27.7 million votes, against 25.4 million for his opponent Kemal Kiliçdaroglu. In Lebanon, the iconic Sursock Museum, which was partly destroyed by the Beirut port explosion in 2020, is rising from the ashes.