A ground operation in Idleb remains unlikely, even though the region will probably witness breakthroughs in 2022, according to Baladi News. Russian Air Force warplanes and regime forces have been intensively bombing towns and villages in Idleb and Hama for a week, mainly targeting vital installations in the region, raising …
Read More »Project to Connect Iran Ports to Mediterranean via Iraq and Syria
Iran is considering building a railway that connects the Port of Khomeini to that of Lattakia, on the Mediterranean, according to Arabi 21. Iran plans to launch a railway connection project between Iran, Iraq, and Syria, allowing it to reach the Mediterranean. This project will give Tehran access to the …
Read More »U.S. Base in al-Omar Field Targeted by Missiles
The U.S. military base in the al-Omar field was targeted by missiles again, a frequent occurrence this week, according to al-Watan. On Wednesday, the U.S. occupation base in the al-Omar oil field in the northern countryside of Deir-ez-Zor was targeted by missiles. This development led to intense fires in the …
Read More »An Alternative To One Or Two-State Solution As Basis For Peace In Palestine
Barely a week into the new year and the faint hopes that optimists might have harboured for meaningful progress to be made towards a peaceful settlement to the Arab-Israeli conflict this year are bound to have already been extinguished by the latest round of illegal Israeli settlement building in the …
Read More »Turkey to fight against terrorism with new concept, Akar says
Turkey will eradicate terrorism at its source, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Saturday, adding that the country has no interest in the territory of other countries. The minister met with representatives of the press in the capital Ankara at the annual assessment meeting. Expressing that Turkey is working intensively in …
Read More »Kataib Hezbollah member’s family massacred in Baghdad
An assassination attempt on a member of the Popular Mobilization Units and the massacre of his wife and children have raised questions about security in the Iraqi capital amid continuing US-Iran geopolitical tension in the region. An attempted assassination on Jan. 6 of a member of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units …
Read More »Hamas plans to continue using cryptocurrencies for operations
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz signed an order to seize more than $800,000 on cryptocurrency on its way to Hamas, but a spokesperson for the movement said that the Israeli announcement was exaggerated. Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz signed an order to seize 2.6 million shekels ($830,000) in cryptocurrency on …
Read More »Erdogan hopes fence-mending trip to Saudi Arabia eases financial woes
Following normalization with the UAE in November, Erdogan plans to pursue reconciliation with Saudi Arabia next month, pressed by financial woes at home, as both sides appear ready to leave the Khashoggi affair behind. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is gearing up for a fence-mending visit to Saudi Arabia next …
Read More »2021 in Palestine: A new generation has finally risen
At the onset, 2021 appeared to be another ordinary year, one of unrelenting Israeli occupation and continued Palestinian misery. While much of that remained true, the dynamics of the Israeli occupation of Palestine were challenged by an unprecedented sense of popular unity among Palestinians, not only in the occupied East …
Read More »Iraqi president praises Suleimani for fighting ISIS but urges national unity
Iraqi President Barham Salih on Wednesday praised assassinated Iranian general Qassem Suleimani and Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis for their role in defeating ISIS but called for national unity to avoid repeating the mistakes that allowed the terror group to overrun large areas of the country. The two …
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