Middle Orient

The Syrian Brotherhood said the Assad regime is by nature a criminal genocidal regime, that does not accept reform nor partnership, according to Baladi News. The General Controller of the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria, Dr. Mohammed Hikmat Walid, denied the group’s involvement in the “trap of reconciliation with the Assad …

Meslet met with the Commander of the Military Police Force, Colonel Ahmed al-Kurdi, according to the SOC Media Department. President of the Syrian Opposition Coalition (SOC), Salem al-Meslet, is in Northern Syria to meet with civil and military actors. Meslet met with the Commander of the Military Police Force, Colonel …

The two sides stressed that there will no viable solution in Syria outside the UN resolutions, according to SOC Media Department. The Political Parties and Movements Committee of the Syrian Opposition Coalition (SOC) visited the office of the Muslim Brotherhood in Istanbul to discuss the overall field, humanitarian, social and …

The circumstances of Abboud’s death were not disclosed, the regime only stating that he was killed in the Aleppo governorate, according to Baladi News. A high-ranking regime army officer was killed on Tuesday, in mysterious circumstances, in Aleppo city. Media pages loyal to the regime mourned the death of Maj. …

Saudi Arabia and India have also signaled moving away from the US dollar. Iran and Russia have started trading in their national currencies. The Iranian ambassador in Moscow, Kazem Jalali, said last night that entities in the two countries have begun conducting trade in rials and rubles for the first …

The sit-down comes as Iran is calling for unity among Palestinian factions. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah met with Ziyad al-Nakhalah of Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Lebanon today. The two discussed the recent war between the Gaza-based Palestinian armed group and Israel. “Sayyed Nasrallah and Nakhale tackled the latest developments in …

The White House sought to halt attacks on American troops in Syria by authorizing airstrikes on a depot used by the IRGC. Local militias have responded by firing more rockets. American military aircraft struck Iran-backed militia targets in eastern Syria for the third day in a row on Thursday as …

Last week, Turkey and Israel announced that they would normalize their diplomatic relations and exchange ambassadors and consuls for the first time since 2018. The announcement follows a series of recent high-level visits, including Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s March trip to Turkey, Israeli Foreign Minister and acting Prime Minister Yair …

Kurdish officials constantly warn against increasing threats of ISIS resurgence due to a lack of cooperation between the country’s formal forces. At least three Iraqi policemen have been killed along with a civilian in a series of alleged ISIS attacks in Kirkuk since Monday night, according to a security source. …

The Islamic State is threatening to kill employees in the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria in the countryside of Deir ez-Zor if they continue to report to their jobs. Islamic State (IS) cells in the countryside of Deir ez-Zor in eastern Syria threatened employees and workers of …