UN peacekeepers back on Golan Heights
Accompanied by the Russian military police, UN peacekeeping forces patrolled Thursday the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights for the first time since 2014, Russian General Staff spokesman…
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Rethinking the conflict in Yemen
As the war in Yemen continues into its fourth year, the Saudi-led Arab coalition is facing severe criticism, even from critics who initially supported the…
Dozens dead in ISIS suicide attacks on southern Syria
At least 40 people including civilians were killed in a string of ISIS suicide attacks against a regime-held area of southern Syria, a war monitor…
Air strikes kill seven civilians in southern Syria
Air strikes on Tuesday killed seven civilians in a sensitive southwestern province of Syria bordering the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, a war monitor said. The Damascus…
The U.S. Should Sanction Iran’s Minister of Intelligence and Security
On January 1, 24-year-old Saru Ghahremani attended one of Iran’s nationwide protests and vanished. Eleven days later, agents of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security…
Can Muhammad bin Salman’s gamble work?
Muhammad bin Salman has accumulated power like no other Saudi royal. He has taken control of the economy, the armed forces, the national guard and…
After Israel bows out, Germany, Belgium shoo-ins for UN Security Council seats
AP — Germany and Belgium are certain to win seats on the UN Security Council after Israel dropped out of the race last month, but…
The machinations of Qatar’s former prime minister
Although he left the Qatari government, following the passing on of the reins of power from Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani to his son Sheikh…
Defeated in Syria and Iraq, the Islamic State is rebuilding in countries like Indonesia
Even after the recent arrests and deaths of dozens of its members, the Islamic State-linked network of militant groups in Indonesia organised under the umbrella…
AL Qaeda chief says Tel Aviv also belongs to Muslims
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri, speaking in a recording released on Sunday, the eve of plans by the United States to move its embassy to…