Foreign Ministry sends social media support in Farsi • Amnesty Int’l, HRW denounce regime’s clampdown on protests • Pahlavi praises Trump’s support, calls on European leaders to follow suit Tehran and several other parts of Iran experienced a digital blackout on Thursday as internet connectivity dropped across multiple service providers, …
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Syrians Flee Aleppo’s Kurdish Areas as Army Declares Them ‘Military Zones’
Civilians were fleeing Kurdish neighborhoods of Aleppo on Wednesday after the Syrian army declared them “closed military zones,” amid ongoing fighting with Kurdish-led forces in the northern city. The deadly clashes, which started on Tuesday, are the worst between the two sides, who have so far failed to implement a …
Read More »Saudi Strikes Yemen After Separatist Leader Skips Talks
A Saudi-led coalition struck the home province of Yemen’s UAE-backed separatist leader Wednesday, after he failed to show up for talks in Riyadh and was kicked out of the country’s presidential body. The coalition said it had given Aidaros Alzubidi a 48-hour ultimatum to come to Riyadh for discussions, after …
Read More »Trump’s Greenland Idea Isn’t New – 3 Times When US Tried to Acquire the Territory And Failed
US President Donald Trump has made it very clear that he wants to take control of Greenland – a key island located between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. Is this the first time that America is trying to secure Greenland? The answer is No. United States President Donald Trump’s …
Read More »Internet and phones cut in Iran as protesters heed exiled prince’s call for mass demonstration
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s government cut off the country from the internet and international telephone calls Thursday night as a nighttime demonstration called by the country’s exiled crown prince drew a mass of protesters to shout from their windows and storm the streets. The protest that went …
Read More »900 Wanted Names, Illicit Gain Commission Recovers Billions of Dollars
The announcement of a financial settlement with Syrian businessman Mohammad Hamsho, who is linked to the Assad regime, sparked anger among supporters of the Syrian revolution, amid a lack of details about the settlement and what Hamsho provided in return. A senior source at Syria’s National Commission for Combating Illicit …
Read More »The Dissolution of the PKK: Exploring their Interests and What Lasting Peace Requires
In May 2025, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announced that it would set in motion a process of dissolution. This historic disbandment was given further legitimacy when disarmament commenced in July, followed by a withdrawal of forces in October. The international response to the announcement has been overwhelmingly positive. While …
Read More »Orban’s Fico Problem: New Slovak Law Stirs Minority Tensions
The Hungarian PM’s cautious response to a new law targeting Slovakia’s ethnic-Hungarian minority is creating credibility issues for his Fidesz party on both sides of the border and perhaps opening up an opportunity for Hungary’s extreme-right to benefit. “We do not accept collective guilt, either in our own country or …
Read More »Building on Egypt and Israel’s Uneasy Gas Deal
Israel’s approval of the delayed export agreement is a welcome development, but U.S. officials should view it as the start, not the end, of efforts to ease tensions between two key peace partners. On December 17, Israel announced the largest natural gas deal in its history—a $35 billion agreement to …
Read More »The war on the West Bank: Israel’s deepening spiral of violence
Mass displacement, settler violence, and Israeli military killings have surged across the West Bank, driven by an unbridled campaign to seize Palestinian land In Burqin, a hillside village overlooking Jenin in the northern West Bank, the Abdullah family mourns a heavy loss. A large, framed picture of their son, Montasser …
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