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November, 2025

  • 3 November

    On the frontlines of truth: Bosnian experience and Russian influence

    In Bosnia and Herzegovina, where politics often resembles an endless electoral campaign, a small community of fact checkers has become accustomed to working under pressure. Echoes between Sarajevo and Kyiv “When we started fifteen years ago, there was little reaction”, says Amina Izmirlić Ćatović, a researcher and fact-checker at Istinomjer …

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  • 3 November

    US Suddenly Lifts Sanctions On Bosnian Serb Leader Dodik

    In a sudden change of approach, the United States’ Office of Foreign Assets Control, OFAC on Wednesday lifted sanctions that had been imposed on the former president of Bosnia’s Serb-led Republika Srpska entity, Milorad Dodik, and on 47 individuals and companies connected to him. Sanctions were also lifted from Zeljka …

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  • 3 November

    Reclaiming Bagram: America’s Strategic Dilemma In Afghanistan – OpEd

    Whether we are talking about the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, the Al-Tanf base in Syria or the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, they all share one undeniable quality: immense strategic importance in shaping today’s world order. Not long ago, US President Donald Trump publicly announced that it …

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  • 3 November

    Scenarios of the second phase of the Trump plan

    As negotiations begin for the second phase of Trump’s ceasefire plan in the Gaza Strip, the two-year-old war is entering a new phase that could bring unexpected shifts. While attention is focused on the major issues on the negotiating table, it seems that the finer details in the more complex …

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  • 3 November

    Hamas Chooses Half of Technocrats in New Gaza Governing Body

    “We will hand over the rule in Gaza to the Administrative Committee,” said Khalil al-Hayya, the head of Hamas’ negotiating team, on October 26. The statement came on the heels of a meeting between Fatah and Hamas in Cairo under Egypt’s auspices, where both parties confirmed an agreement in which …

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  • 3 November

    Arab states deepened military ties with Israel while denouncing Gaza war, leak reveals

    Israeli and Arab military officials have come together for meetings and trainings, facilitated by U.S. Central Command, on regional threats, Iran and underground tunnels. Even as key Arab states condemned the war in the Gaza Strip, they quietly expanded security cooperation with the Israeli military, leaked U.S. documents reveal. Those …

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  • 3 November

    Case involving Alibaba’s Jack Ma shows how China weaponizes Interpol

    On a chilly afternoon in the spring of 2021, while awaiting an extradition hearing in Bordeaux, France, Businessman H. received an unexpected call from an old friend and business partner. Jack Ma was on the line. H. was surprised to hear from Ma, the tech titan and one of China’s …

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  • 3 November

    Hamas Attacks IDF Troops in Rafah, Drawing Israeli Response

    Latest Developments Hamas Attacks in Rafah: Hamas terrorists attacked IDF troops in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on October 28, violating the fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed terrorist group. During the attack, the terrorists reportedly used small arms and an anti-tank missile to fire at Israeli forces. …

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  • 3 November

    Ahmad al-Awda – The Power Broker of Southern Syria

    Ahmad al-Awda is a pivotal figure in Syria’s post-Assad military and political landscape, particularly in the southern province of Daraa, where his influence has shaped regional dynamics for over a decade. Known for his shifting allegiances, strategic pragmatism, and military autonomy, al-Awda has transitioned from a Free Syrian Army (FSA) …

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  • 3 November

    Black Flags in Southern Syria: Who Is Helping ISIS Expand and Regroup?

    A few days after the body of a General Security member was found shot near the town of Nahta in Daraa countryside in mid-September, ISIS released a video showing the field execution of the same young man, who had served in the General Security forces during the clashes between local …

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