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Israeli media says Hezbollah’s explosive drones are restricting up to 80% of Israeli army operations in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah’s explosive drones are limiting around 80% of the Israeli forces’ assaults in southern Lebanon, according to Israel’s public broadcaster KAN, as the armed group’s growing drone capabilities continue to challenge Israeli …

Iranian analysts say Washington has softened parts of its negotiating position as US officials warn Tehran used the ceasefire to strengthen its military power. A cloud of uncertainty continues to hang over relations between Tehran and Washington as the region swings between renewed military confrontation and a fragile political settlement, …

The residents describe how Israeli military raids and incursions have occurred almost daily, and how this is a disaster for the agricultural season. The countryside of Quneitra and Daraa, southern Syria, has witnessed further violence in recent hours by Israeli occupation forces, involving artillery shelling and repeated military incursions targeting …

The UN has called on Israel to prevent “acts of genocide” in Gaza and raised concerns over “ethnic cleansing” across the Palestinian enclave and the occupied West Bank. A new UN report has confirmed that Israel has committed “serious violations of international humanitarian law” which “may have amounted to war …

As Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reportedly become increasingly involved in the war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran, the conflict is straining the cohesion of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and accelerating a shift in the lines of the region’s geopolitical sands. While …

Post-2022 geopolitical developments and escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf have significantly strained relations between Iran and France, raising questions about the future of diplomatic engagement between the two countries. After the June 2025 military strike against Iran, France did not condemn it, and the subsequent triggering of the snapback …

It is evident that the Zionist entity faces for the first time the risk of its definitive extinction, longed for by all Arab and Islamic peoples, and even by numerous peoples of the world who no longer hide their rejection and indignation at the barbarity of this criminal State, which …

For years, European officials viewed Turkey’s growing defense industry as an important asset. Turkish drones proved effective in conflicts from Libya to Nagorno-Karabakh and Ukraine. Ankara marketed itself as a NATO ally capable of covering gaps in Europe’s deteriorating defense-industrial base. Now, as the European Union (EU) scrambles to rearm …

To get international billions to rebuild after the war, Palestine needs a legitimate and conciliatory power. The municipal elections that took place for the first time in many years have shown that moderate FATA candidates could win over Hamas, which has peacefully acknowledged the loss of control of the local …