A few days ago, we announced a massive missile strike on oil depots and convoys in Syria, 1.5 km from the Turkish border. The video, which we show again above, was shot by eyewitnesses in the attacked areas. Our military experts suggested that the Russian military had used the Tochka-U …
Read More »Houthi attacks continue but Saudis show better preparedness
On Monday, Malki said that the kingdom was capable of protecting its economic facilities. “Saudi Arabia has a great deterrent force against any threat, regardless of its source,” he said. Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia continued Monday despite regional and international condemnation, with US State Department spokesman Ned Price describing …
Read More »Army holds on to neutrality as chaos spreads across Lebanon
Discontent is brewing in the ranks of Lebanon’s security forces over a currency crash wiping out most of the value of their salaries as unrest and crime surge. Chaos spread again across Lebanon on Tuesday amid deteriorating economic and living conditions.
Read More »US says Houthis need to stop attacks, start talks
‘Attacks like these are not the actions of a group that is serious about peace,’ says State Dept spokesman Ned Price The US called on Yemen’s Houthi rebels Monday to “stop attacking, and start negotiating” after a series of weekends attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure. State Department spokesman Ned …
Read More »At least eight dead in fire at Yemeni migrant center, UN says
More than 170 people are injured after a fire erupted at a facility holding migrants in Yemen’s Houthi-held capital of Sanaa. At least eight people are dead after a fire ripped through a detention facility for migrants in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, the United Nations migration agency said Sunday. More than …
Read More »Is Turkey challenging Egyptian influence in Guinea-Bissau?
Amid regional warnings of Turkey’s growing role in West Africa, including Guinea-Bissau, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received a call from Umaro Sissoco Embalo, president of Guinea-Bissau, to discuss ways to develop cooperation in the economic and security fields. Despite the fact that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s one-year term …
Read More »Intel: US sends B-52 bombers back to Middle East amid attacks by Iran-linked proxies
Following drone and missile strikes on Saudi Arabia this weekend, it is not clear that the Pentagon’s deterrence tactic is paying off. The United States sent a pair of nuclear-capable B-52 bombers across the Middle East on Sunday, renewing a show of force as attacks by Iran-linked groups in the …
Read More »UAE FM: Syria’s Return to Arab Fold is Inevitable
The UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan stated at a joint news conference in Abu Dhabi, with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, that the return of Syria to the Arab League is in the interest of Syria and other countries of the region. He added, however, that the Caesar …
Read More »Military Security Arrests 4th Division Officer, South of Damascus
Earlier this week, patrols belonging to the Military Security Branch arrested one of the officers of the 4th Division, who lives in the south of the capital, Damascus, and who was performing his service there. Exclusive sources told Sowt Al-Asima that joint patrols between the two branches and Patrol 216, …
Read More »Two major figures in Arab world visit Israel as the Middle East changes
Jerusalem hosts two historic visitors bearing the fruits of peace. Over the past two weeks, Jerusalem has hosted two significant first-time visitors: the Egyptian Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Tarak Al-Mulla and the newly minted Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Israel Mohamed Al Khaja. It might be assumed …
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