Eurasia

The military actions of the Russian aerospace forces continue in Syria, albeit not as intensively as at the beginning and middle of the year, when a number of conflicts escalated.

The Syrian Ministry of Defense has confirmed that the Israeli Air Force has launched multiple airstrikes against targets along the Quneitra-Damascus line.

A report by the Conflict Armament Research group said that overall more than 50 companies, in over 20 countries, produced or distributed goods that ISIS forces subsequently used to make IEDs, drones and improvised weapon systems.

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi received here on Monday a high-level Saudi delegation headed by Minister of Commerce and Acting Minister of Media Dr. Majid Al-Qasabi. Al-Qasabi, who is also the head of the Saudi side of the Saudi-Iraqi Coordinating Council, is being accompanied by Minister of Industry and Mineral …

Eastern-based Libyan forces have intercepted a Turkish ship under a Jamaican flag heading to the port of Misrata in western Libya, their spokesman said on Monday, a possible new flashpoint in the conflict after weeks of truce.

If confirmed, the attacks mark militant group’s biggest operation in months. Suspected al-Qaeda gunmen murdered five south Yemen separatists in Abyan province on Monday, in the terror group’s biggest attack in the region for months, a secessionist security official said.

French President Emmanuel Macron also said he spoke “frankly” about human rights with his Egyptian counterpart. French President Emmanuel Macron said his country will continue selling arms to Egypt despite calls to curb weapons sales in light of the Egyptian government’s poor human rights record.

Iran said Monday it was glad the United States “got the message” and modified its behavior in the Persian Gulf, after the top U.S. Navy official in the region said his forces had reached a state of deterrence with Iran after months of regional attacks and seizures at sea.

Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence against a dissident journalist who was captured in 2019 after years in exile in France, the judiciary said on Tuesday.

Emirati cybersecurity chief Mohamed al-Kuwaiti said his country is experiencing a “cyber pandemic.” The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has seen at least a 250% increase in cyberattacks during the coronavirus pandemic, the Emirati cybersecurity chief said Sunday, some of which can be attributed to the Gulf state’s recognition of Israel.