When the news circulated that Morocco’s leading political group, the Development and Justice Party (PJD), has been trounced in the latest elections, held in September, official media mouthpieces in Egypt celebrated the news as if the PJD’s defeat was, in itself, a blow to the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood movement. Regionally, …

Soldiers open fire in Khartoum toward demonstrators protesting power grab; EU following development with ‘utmost concern’; office of detained PM says events are a ‘complete coup’ Sudan’s top general on Monday dissolved the government and announced that the military will run the country after his forces arrested the acting prime …

Some parts of attack plans for Tehran’s nuclear sites will be viable shortly, others could take over a year, ToI learns; raids on Iranian proxies in Syria getting more difficult The Israeli Air Force will begin practicing for a strike on Iran’s nuclear program beginning next year, having set aside …

During a four-day visit to Russia, the head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Iran, Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, discussed with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu ways of strengthening military-technical cooperation between the two countries. Bagheri was particularly interested in new Russian hardware now that international restrictions on …

Iran is working on controlling and infiltrating the Syrian community by supporting local leaders affiliated with it, forming tribal councils and appointing new sheikhs from small clans and families to spread Shiism in its areas of control in east Syria. Since the beginning of 2021, Iran has begun working on …

The Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army is reportedly cracking down on drug dealers in the Aleppo countryside. The Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army factions have stepped up their security operations in the northwestern countryside of Aleppo against drug trafficking networks, arresting several dealers and seizing large quantities of narcotics. On Oct. 12, …

Israeli officials are disputing the militant group’s claim that prison authorities have met the Palestinians’ demands. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group said Friday it was ending the collective hunger strike launched more than a week ago inside Israeli prisons after its demands were met. “The prisoners decided to suspend …

Iran’s state broadcaster veers further right under IRGC control Following weeks of speculations, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appointed Peyman Jebelli late last month as the new CEO of the country’s largest media organization, known as the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB). Jebelli, a 55-year-old communications graduate, hails …

PA head Mahmoud Abbas is set to visit Moscow to demand for additional pressure on Israel. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett visited Russia last week. Palestinian leaders have renewed their threats to rescind all signed agreements with Israel, especially the Oslo Accords, saying they are also disappointed with the US administration’s …

Left-wing Israeli Knesset parties expressed discomfort with the government’s decision to ban six Palestinian NGOs over their ties to a terrorist organization. Left-wing parties expressed discomfort with the government’s decision to ban six Palestinian NGOs over their ties to a terrorist organization, laying bare divisions in the coalition just two …