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The current Israel-Gaza fighting is expected to end in the coming days but experts predict another can be expected in a few years without a radical change in policy More than a week has passed since Hamas fired seven long-range missiles toward Jerusalem, and the fighting between Israel and terror …
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Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza Force Thousands to Flee, Destroy Health Infrastructure
Harsh humanitarian conditions at shelters in UNRWA schools threaten to increase spread of COVID-19 Amid the ongoing rocket attacks and air strikes between Israel and Gaza that started nine days ago, thousands of Palestinians living in the border areas of the coastal enclave have left their homes to escape intense …
Read More »Israel Accepts Bilateral Cease-Fire With Hamas
Israel’s Security Cabinet unanimously approved a cease-fire with Hamas, without any conditions, according to a statement issued Thursday night by the Prime Minister’s Office. The bilateral cease-fire, brokered by Egypt, will go into effect “at a time to be determined,” according to the statement. The cease-fire was accepted upon the …
Read More »Saudi-led coalition destroys marine mine by Yemen’s Houthis in Red Sea -state TV
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Monday it discovered and destroyed a marine mine planted by Iran-aligned Houthis in the south of the Red Sea, Saudi state TV reported. “The discovered marine mine is Iranian made of the ‘Sadaf’ type,” state TV added, citing the coalition. “Planting marine …
Read More »Turkey Signs First Agreement on Delivery of Drones to NATO Country, Poland
Turkey signed its first-ever agreement on the supply of its drones to a NATO country, Poland, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a joint press conference with his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda, who is now in Ankara on an official visit. Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said earlier that …
Read More »Mali’s Interim Leadership Reportedly Arrested
Military officials in Mali arrested the country’s president and prime minister Monday, just months into their tenure, according to multiple news reports. President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane, as well as Defense Minister Souleymane Doucoure, were taken to a military base outside the capital, Bamako, Reuters and Agence …
Read More »EU Sanctions Belarus Over Plane Diversion, Arrest of Journalist
The European Union is urging member nations to close their airspace and airports to all Belarusian airlines after Belarus forced a commercial jetliner to make an emergency landing Sunday in Minsk and arrested an opposition blogger critical of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. A number of airlines, including Lufthansa, released statements …
Read More »Red Sea Security Requires International Cooperation – OpEd
International competition for influence in the Red Sea region has intensified over the past few years, as concerns about its security and stability have grown dramatically. Great powers and trading nations are elbowing each other to gain a foothold in the region. The US maintains its largest African base in …
Read More »Afghanistan: Resurgent Threat Of Islamic State – Analysis
On May 14, 2021, at least 12 civilians, including Mufti Numan, the imam of the mosque, were killed and more than 15 others injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion at the Sharif Haji Bakhshi Mosque in the Qala-e-Muradbek area of Shakar Dara District of Kabul Province. On May …
Read More »Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds, U.N. to launch Gaza aid appeal
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas held into a third day on Sunday as mediators spoke to all sides about extending the period of calm after the worst outbreak of fighting in years. Egyptian mediators have been shuttling between Israel and the Gaza Strip, which is ruled by Hamas, to …
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