Middle Orient

The Gaza-based Palestinian Legislative Council has called for international inspections of Israeli detention facilities. The Palestinian Legislative Council has called for international intervention to inspect Israeli detention centres following the recent release of several emaciated looking prisoners after prolonged periods in custody. The latest releases have sparked growing concerns over …

War always commands its own appeal. It has its own frazzled laurels, the calling of its own worn poets tenured in propaganda. In battle, the poets keep writing, and keep glorifying. The chattering diplomats are kept in the cooler, biding their time. The soldiers die, as do civilians. The politicians …

The Sultan Murad Division briefly reopened the crossing in September 2022 before closing it again due to public outrage. Preparations are underway between the Russian and Turkish sides in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo to reopen the Abu al-Zindeen crossing, which separates the areas controlled by opposition factions backed by …

Sources told Damas Post that the meeting focused on increasing the Revolutionary Guards’ influence in the region. A large meeting took place between officers of the security branches and commanders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the Maaraba area of Damascus countryside on Tuesday evening, informed sources said Saturday. The …

A southwestern Kentucky man has been convicted in federal court of travelling to Syria about a decade ago to train and fight with the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, colloquially known as ISIS, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. According to USA Today, a federal jury in Bowling Green, …

While Russian warships, including a nuclear submarine, this week docked in Cuba, and with China building a major deep-water port in Peru that could serve the Chinese military, the US administration is pressuring only Israel to allow the Iran-backed terrorist group Hamas to win the war it launched against Israel …

Key Takeaways: Gaza Strip: The IDF 162nd Division continued to operate in Rafah on June 14. The Nahal Brigade identified openings between buildings in Rafah that Hamas fighters use to traverse quickly through dense neighborhoods.Southern Lebanon and Golan Heights: Israeli officials are continuing to discuss an offensive into Lebanon amid …

For many years now, Hezbollah has served as a major instrument of Iran to take over Lebanon, not only as a territory but as a sovereign state. Many Western countries would like to avoid that and invest in the former “Pearl of the Middle East”, led by France. These efforts …

Since his sweeping overhaul of Turkey’s political system in 2017, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cemented his near-total control over the country, even if he has undermined the country’s democracy to do so. Under his increasingly authoritarian rule, dissent has become more and more dangerous, with numerous opposition leaders, civil …

There seems to be a hidden hand that pushes the players, and not anyone you would think of at first. Over the last few months, we are witnessing a long line of assassinations of mainly top operatives, allegedly performed by Israeli units, acting in Lebanon, Syria and Iran. This should …