Middle Orient

Iran agrees to a roadmap to resolve all of its issues with the UN nuclear watchdog by late June after the agency’s chief says a nuclear deal would not possible without it Russia’s demand for written U.S. guarantees that sanctions on Moscow would not damage Russian cooperation with Iran is …

Finland shares the longest European border with Russia, and while not a NATO member, Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has renewed debate over the prospect of joining Finland aims to buy an anti-aircraft defense system from Israel to help guard its long border with Russia, Finnish Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen said …

Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday to discuss the Ukraine crisis, his office said, followed by a phone call with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Kremlin confirmed Bennett’s snap visit “to discuss the situation surrounding Ukraine,” spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, in …

In recent months, the phone lines between Ankara and Tel Aviv have been unusually busy. In November, following the release of an Israeli couple that had been detained while vacationing in Istanbul, Israeli President Isaac Herzog rang his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, thanking the leader for his role in …

On Thursday, the city of Qamishli, north of Hassakeh, witnessed an intense security alert of the Russia-backed National Defense Forces militia and pro-Iran militias affiliated with the IRGC. This came after armed clashes took place between the two sides. “The Revolutionary Guards shot at civil defense personnel as they tried …

Syrian government forces used automatic weapons to attack a military checkpoint in the village of Kozliya in the northern countryside of al-Hassakeh governorate. The outpost was run by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which is backed by the Washington-led International Coalition. The attack resulted in the death of a government …

A legendary Syrian rebel fighter has offered his expertise to the Ukrainian army in helping them roll back a Russian invasion. Suhail al-Hamood – nicknamed Abu Tow after the anti-tank missile – is said to have destroyed more than 100 Russian-made tanks in Syria during the Free Syrian Army’s battles …

Zaman al-Wasl learned that Iran supplied allied militias in Syria, particularly the Syrian desert with quality weapons, including anti-armor machine guns amid mounting attacks by the Islamic State on Wednesday.A well-informed source told Zaman al-Wasl that the IRG delivered advanced weapons to its points and to the Afghan Fatemiyoun militia …

The War in Ukraine is occupying all the headlines. Seen as the downfall of the European state system, its repercussions are believed to be mostly focused inside the old continent. However, the repercussions of the Russian war extend to Syria as well through many channels. Among these, it provides a …

In dramatic video coverage currently going viral on YouTube and TikTok, Ukrainian drones are seen to destroy a Russian convoy, with startling speed — and total impunity. The story of how destructive such drone attacks are proving to be was picked up by several U.S. papers, and brought to light …