Erdogan jubilant as ‘Steel Dome’ air defence system delivered to military, hails it a milestone
Last August, Turkey, a member of NATO, unveiled plans to build a multi-layered air defence system to protect its airspace,...Geostrategy
Syrian religious leader demands ‘separate’ region for Druze
A prominent Druze leader in southern Syria demanded on Monday the creation of a separate region for his minority community,...Geostrategy
Five forgotten conflicts of 2024
he wars in the Mideast and Ukraine-Russia have dominated world headlines in 2024 but several other conflicts are ravaging countries...The conflict in Sudan has left tens of thousands dead and some 26 million facing severe food insecurity
THe Democratic Republic of Congo has endured internal and cross-border violence for over 30 years
Biden-brokered truce deal halts Israel-Hezbollah war; Netanyahu plans to go full force against Gaza and Iran
Under US-brokered terms, Lebanon's army regains border control, curbing Hezbollah activity, while Israel vows to maintain security operations if threats...US President Joe Biden announced the ceasefire agreement on Tuesday, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his ministers had agreed to a halt
Under the terms of the Lebanon truce, Israel will maintain "full" freedom to act against Hezbollah should the Iran-backed group pose any new threat, Netanyahu said
Israel intensifies attacks before ceasefire deadline as Lebanon seeks “immediate halt”
US president says ceasefire takes effect on Wednesday at 4:00 AM Beirut time, as Lebanese officials accuse Israel of trying...The US and France have spearheaded the truce efforts, and G7 foreign ministers in Italy called on for an "immediate ceasefire"
The international community is called upon to act swiftly to stop this [Israeli] aggression and implement an immediate ceasefire, says Lebanese PM
EU urges immediate halt to Israel-Hezbollah war as Israeli attacks kill more in Gaza and Lebanon
Israeli attacks have killed dozens in Gaza and Lebanon is the past 24 hours, while EU chief visits Beirut asking...Dozens feared killed, including women and children, in Gaza and Lebanon in Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours
European Union chief says the EU is ready to provide 200 million euros ($208 million) to help bolster the Lebanese armed forces
Rocket fire wounds four UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said two 122 mm rockets appeared to have hit a bunker on the base. The..."UNIFIL strongly urges combating parties to avoid fighting next to its positions"
The peacekeepers were wounded by shards of glass when windows shattered
Putin hints at strikes on West in ‘global’ Ukraine war
In a defiant address to the nation, Russia's president railed at Ukraine's allies granting permission for Kyiv to use Western-supplied...The Kremlin strongman spoke out after a day of frayed nerves, with Russia test-firing a new generation intermediate-range missile at Ukraine
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky branded the strike a major ramping up of the "scale and brutality" of the war by a "crazy neighbour."
Hezbollah says Israel ‘cannot impose conditions’ for truce
U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein announced "additional progress" in Lebanon-Israel ceasefire talks, heading to Israel to finalize an agreement amidst escalating..."Israel cannot defeat us and cannot impose its conditions on us," Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said in an address broadcast shortly after Hochstein announced his travel plans
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, in a near-simultaneous statement, said any ceasefire deal must ensure Israel still has the "freedom to act" against Hezbollah
US envoy presses Israel-Hezbollah truce bid in Lebanon visit
Hochstein said an end to the war was "now within our grasp", while Hezbollah-allied parliament speaker Nabih Berri, said the...The United States and France have spearheaded efforts for a truce in the conflict
Hochstein said an end to the war was "now within our grasp"
Iraqis face tough homecoming a decade after IS rampage
Hassan Shami, Iraq - A decade after Islamic State group extremists rampaged through northern Iraq, Moaz Fadhil and his eight children...The jihadists seized a third of Iraq, ruling their self-declared "caliphate" with an iron fist, before an international coalition wrestled control from them in 2017
Seven years on, many of the village's homes are still in ruins and lacking essential services, but Fadhil said he felt an "indescribable joy" upon moving back in August
US envoy in Beirut says ‘real opportunity’ to end Israel-Hezbollah war
US special envoy said he was in Beirut because he saw "real opportunity" to end the Israel-Hezbollah warUS special envoy said he was in Beirut because he saw "real opportunity" to end the Israel-Hezbollah war
"I came back because we have a real opportunity to bring this conflict to an end," Hochstein said
