Middle Orient

All of humanity is less secure after a year of genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank and as Israel now unleashes its wrath on Lebanon. “The region is on the brink of a catastrophe,” the spokesperson for the UN secretary-general warned last Friday after Israel …

The Houthi movement (Ansarallah) in Yemen is diversifying its relationships beyond Iran and other Axis of Resistance partners, increasing its operational autonomy. Russia is expanding strategic ties to the Houthis as leverage against U.S.-led military support for Ukraine, while trying to avoid rupturing its established regional relationships. The Houthis have …

Military and local sources in Daraa and Quneitra confirmed to Syria TV that the military situation in southern Syria and along the borders of the occupied Golan remains unchanged. Local sources in southern Syria have denied claims made by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, which cited Israeli security officials stating that …

Lebanon’s Hezbollah confirmed on Saturday that its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli strike on south Beirut. Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has been killed, the Lebanese movement said Saturday, dealing a heavy blow to the Iran-backed group that has been engaged in a year of cross-border hostilities with …

A significant portion of the recalled forces belong to Hezbollah’s elite “Radwan Unit” In a strategic shift following recent Israeli cyber and military attacks, Hezbollah has begun withdrawing key units, including elite forces and special operations teams, from Syria and other Arab countries to bolster its front in southern Lebanon. …

Today’s news round on Syria highlights the ongoing regional volatility, with more than 22,000 people fleeing from Lebanon into Syria amid escalating Israeli strikes. The strikes targeted Hezbollah militants allied with Hamas, resulting in casualties that included both Syrians and Lebanese. At the same time, Israel’s military struck infrastructure on …

An official source in Quneitra governorate, who wished to remain anonymous, confirmed to Athr Press that the Israeli forces are conducting excavations along the border strip in the occupied Syrian Golan While attention is on Lebanon, suspicious military operations are ongoing from the Israeli side in the occupied Syrian territories …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Syrian regime’s government issued a statement condemning the Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital, Beirut, and offering condolences on the killing of the Lebanese Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah. The statement, which was reported by the official Syrian news agency (SANA) on Saturday, September …

Investigation The Syrian army is getting its hands on new-looking EU-branded trucks. An undercover investigation found evidence of a secretive supply chain routing vehicles from Europe to Syria through neighboring countries such as Jordan and Lebanon. Syria’s civil war is one of the most devastating conflicts of the 21st century. …

To End the War and Build a Lasting Peace, the Country Must Reinvent Its Own Democracy In late July 2024, Israel experienced one of the biggest shocks to law and order in its history. For several hours, dozens of Israeli protesters were able to infiltrate two military compounds largely unimpeded, …