Israel deploys C-Dome defence system for the first time
On Monday evening, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported an alert in the area of Eilat, which was targeted in...Geostrategy
Tehran, Baghdad to launch maritime passenger transport line
TEHRAN, IRAN – Iran and Iraq will launch the first maritime passenger transport line within the next two months, an...Business Geostrategy Tourism
US spy agencies detected early signs of Russia revolt, say media reports
According to the US media reports, intelligence officials conducted briefings at the White House, the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill...Spy agencies first began tracking indications that Prigozhin and his Wagner mercenary force intended to move against the Russian military leadership in mid-June
As US intelligence officials pinned down information that Prigozhin was preparing military action, they grew concerned about chaos in a country with a powerful nuclear arsenal
Greeks head to polls with conservative premier favorite to win
The 55-year-old Harvard graduate, who steered Greece from the coronavirus pandemic back to two consecutive years of strong growth, had...Polling stations opened for the second round of general elections in five weeks at 7:00 am (0400 GMT) while the first exit polls are expected at 7:00 pm when polls close
As election rules this time round would accord up to 50 bonus seats to the winner of the vote, Mitsotakis's New Democracy party is widely projected to emerge victorious
Libya’s east-based government threatens to block oil exports
Libya's internal turmoil may worsen with the head of the country's east-based administration threatening to block oil and gas exports...Hamad also said that he had "frozen" 2022 oil revenues "equivalent to more than 130 billion dinars" (around $27 billion) as a first step
He accused the government in Tripoli of squandering energy revenues by making "extravagant spending", without elaborating
Kuwait, UN sign MoU to enhance cooperation in counter terrorism
NEW YORK, US - Kuwait Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed...A training program for Kuwaitis and the establishment of special workshops in the field of combating terrorism was discussed.
The country has tried to strengthen global partnerships in combating terrorism, Kuwait's assistant minister said.
Rebels seize military base, pose serious challenge to Putin’s rule
Rebel mercenaries have seized a crucial military base and are making their way north towards Moscow, presenting a serious security...Counter-terrorist operation initiated to halt their advance towards Moscow
Wagner force moves through Lipetsk region; civilians urged to stay home
Putin slams ‘treason’ as forces tackle Wagner revolt
After Putin's speech accusing him of treason, Prigozhin launched a second broadside. "On treason of the motherland: the president is...The rapidly escalating events mark the most serious challenge to the Kremlin chief's long rule, and Russia's most serious security crisis since the strongman came to power in l999
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, once a close Putin ally, said his troops had taken control of the military command centre and bases in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don
Iran dismisses US claims on Russia’s use of Shahed drones in Ukraine war
Tehran, Iran--Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations has rejected the claim by the United States and its allies about...Iran's mission to the UN said that claims are made to influene the UN head's report on the implementation of Security Council Resolution 2231
US ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas Greenfiled claimed in a joint statement at the Security Council Stakeout that Iran and Russia were boosting military ties
Israel acknowledges failure to prevent attack on Palestinians
In a rare acknowledgment, the Israeli army said that it "failed" to prevent an attack by Jewish settlers on a...The Israeli army spokesman said troops sought to stop Israelis from attacking Turmus Ayya but they were stretched too thin
Taking a strong note of the attack, the EU's top representative to the Palestinians said Israel had failed to meet its obligations to protect Palestinians
Morocco puts off meeting of Arab allies of Israel due to West Bank violence
With violence escalating between Palestinians and Israelis, Morocco has postponed a meeting of Arab allies of Israel it was due...Top diplomats from Bahrain, Egypt and the UAE as well as Morocco joined last year's meeting with the Israeli foreign minister
The country normalized its relations with Israel more than two years back as part of a deal with the US to recognize its annexation of Western Sahara
UN convoy crosses from Syria regime areas to rebel-held Idlib
The 10-truck convoy reach rebel-held Al-Nayrab in Idlib province from the direction of regime-held Saraqib, headed for storage facilities near...A February 6 earthquake devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, including areas of the war-torn country's Idlib region that are controlled by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.
The UN largely delivers relief to Syria's northwest via neighboring Turkey through the Bab al-Hawa crossing -- the only way for aid to enter without Damascus's involvement.