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Russia to Create About 20 New Units in Its Western Military District to ‘Adequately’ Counter NATO

Responding to the actions of NATO countries, led by the United States, in the western strategic direction, the Russian Defence Ministry will create around 20 new formations and military units in the Western Military District by the end of the year, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Monday. “The actions …

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Turkey Nabs Gülen’s Fleeing Nephew: Report

Turkey has abducted the nephew of exiled religious leader Fethullah Gülen, a prominent preacher and outspoken critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey’s state-run news agency revealed Monday. According to the report, Selahaddin Gülen was captured in an undisclosed overseas location, thought to be Kenya, by intelligence agents. He is …

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Egypt’s Kamel Meets With Sinwar in Gaza

Egypt’s General Intelligence Directorate chief Abbas Kamel continued his mediation tour between Israel and Hamas on Monday, visiting with Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar after his Sunday sit-downs with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah. Kamel’s trip to Gaza is the first …

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Iran Unable to Explain Undeclared Nuclear Activity: IAEA

The International Atomic Energy Agency on Monday revealed that Iran has failed to “provide the necessary explanation for the presence of nuclear material particles” at three separate locations inspected by the agency last year. According to a report released by IAEA chief Rafael Grossi, Iran’s inability to explain the traces …

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Can Yemen Once More Be a United Nation?

The country’s future is being decided on the battlefield rather than through political dialogue Unity Day, a public holiday commemorating the unification of North Yemen and South Yemen 31 years ago, fell on Saturday, amid a bitter civil war that began six and a half years ago. Asked about the …

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As Hamas Claims Victory, Analysts Say Its Rival Fatah May Be Weakened

‘The Palestinian public is rallying around the Islamist movement’ The latest round of violence between Israel and Gaza has once more placed the spotlight on the relationship between the Palestinians’ two largest factions, Fatah, the ruling party in the West Bank, and Hamas, the group that governs the Gaza Strip. …

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Hamas’ Tunnel Apparatus Set Back Years, Israel Says

Still, not many strategic alternatives remain for the organization ruling Gaza, expert says While the fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas shows encouraging signs of enduring four days in, the Israeli military has already begun compiling a new list of sites and facilities slated to be targeted by its air …

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Israel-Gulf Relations Pass First Major Test, Israel-Gaza Fighting, Unscathed

Still, the fighting may hurt chances of further agreements. Meanwhile, American Israeli businessman says business with Emirati companies has been progressing as usual With justified festivity, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed normalization agreements and established full diplomatic relations in 2020, with the aid of American mediation. They …

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Blinken Vows Restoration of Ties with Palestinian Authority

In visit to Ramallah, US secretary of state pledges massive development and economic aid for Palestinians and to rebuild Gaza, reopening of Jerusalem consulate, upgrading of US-Palestinian ties US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Tuesday to restore ties with the Palestinian Authority and pledged financial aid to help rebuild …

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Reimagining the Future of China-US Competition

How governments imagine the future – including the future of war – shapes their responses and planning in the present. There are relatively few points of substantive agreement between the Trump administration, the Biden administration, and the D.C.-based foreign policy commentariat. But the idea that the United States and China …

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