Eurasia Press & News
A prominent Saudi cleric, Shaikh Assim Al-Hakeem, has come under fire on Twitter over his response to a question posed to him by a user regarding the permissibility of protesting in Islam, specifically in light of the on-going demonstrations in the US over the murder of an unarmed black suspect …
Read More »Islamic scholars, NGOs call for Makkah, Madinah to be placed under international control
A non-governmental organisation named the International Commission to Monitor Saudi Administration of the Two Holy Mosques – otherwise known as Al Haramain Watch – has launched an campaign and petition to establish an international administration to manage the affairs of the two holy mosques of Makkah and Madinah.
Read More »Syria: Russia launched air attacks on north west Syria for the first time since Moscow and Ankara agreed to the March ceasefire
Syria: Russia launched air attacks on north west Syria for the first time since Moscow and Ankara agreed to the March ceasefire, which halted a bloody Russian-backed government offensive to retake the region. Crisis Group expert Dareen Khalifa says despite numerous Turkish-Russian patrols in May to uphold the deal (see …
Read More »Iran's New Terror Network in Latin America
The recent upsurge in Iranian activity in Venezuela certainly needs to be taken seriously by the Trump administration if Tehran is to be prevented from strengthening its terrorist activities on America’s southern flank.
Read More »More than 100 domestically-built missile-launching speed boats join Iran's naval fleet
Iranian naval forces have received more than 100 missile-launching speed boats designed and manufactured by experts at home, in what will boost the Islamic Republic’s offensive power in the strategic Persian Gulf waters.
Read More »Israel daily: Saudi among Arab states who back Israel annexation plans
At least three Arab states have greenlighted Israel’s planned annexation of large parts of the occupied Palestinian West Bank, Israel Hayom revealed today.
Read More »Panic in Dubai: 70% of companies to close within 6 months due to COVID-19
A man clad in face mask and latex gloves, due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, walks past jewellers’ shops at the Dubai Gold Souk in the Gulf emirate on 13 May, 2020 [KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images]May 23, 2020 at 11:51 am
Read More »IntelBrief: Iran and Israel Continue Their Shadow Conflict in Cyberspace
Bottom Line Up Front Israeli cyberattacks against Iran are intended to send a signal, as a means of pushing back against Iran’s actions in Syria and Tehran’s own growing cyber activities throughout the region. In terms of cyber, Iran is not ‘big-game hunting,’ at least not yet, but its more …
Read More »Cyprus to deport 17 migrants suspected of terror links
Cyprus will deport 17 migrants who are being held on suspicion of having links to extremist groups or involved in acts of terror, the country’s interior ministry said Monday.
Read More »Islamic State is back and this time the west is ill-prepared to take it on
Despite losing its caliphate and its leader, recent attacks show the militant group has begun to recover amid international disunity.
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