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Latest Developments The Israeli military on March 12 struck two Syrian army sites where Hezbollah was operating, according to a statement by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The strike was carried out based on “precise intelligence,” the IDF said, noting that it “holds the Syrian regime accountable for all activities …

A new analysis of transactions shows a link between Copper Technologies and Jonatan Zimenkov, who was later hit with U.S. sanctions over Russia’s Ukraine invasion. A U.K. cryptocurrency firm transferred digital assets worth more than $4.2 million to a crypto wallet belonging to a member of an alleged Russian arms-dealing …

Provocations of this kind could exacerbate preexisting divisions by lending false credence to Islamophobic radicals that want a so-called “Russia for Russians”. The FSB busted a branch of the Afghan-based ISIS-K terrorist cell on Thursday that was plotting to attack a Moscow synagogue, which could have triggered inter-religious discord had …

The West’s unwavering support for Israel’s war on Gaza has left it isolated on the international stage as the Global South bands together, writes Allia Bukhari. In the aftermath of 7th October attacks in Israel, the West showed its unwavering support for Tel Aviv’s onslaught on Gaza, backing its right …

Analysis: The Palestinian government’s resignation was a step towards reforming the PA as talks intensify to end the war on Gaza and plan for the day after. The resignation of the Palestinian Authority’s government last week has raised speculation about the next phase in Palestinian politics, especially concerning a possible …

Ramadan – the holiest month in the Islamic calendar – is expected to begin this year on Sunday 10 March, depending on the sighting of the moon. The Islamic calendar follows a lunar one and months begin when the first crescent of a new moon is sighted. Since the lunar …

Since Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s already rocky reputation was ruined following his defence failures on 7 October, he has been fighting to improve his legacy and ensure his political survival – trying at all costs to ward off an early election that would oust him from power. In recent …

Israelis and Palestinians are bracing themselves for a tense and ­potentially violent week, with no sign of a ­ceasefire likely in Gaza and calls from Hamas for protest marches around the Islamic world to mark the start of Ramadan on Monday. Earlier this month, a halt to hostilities before the …

The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Monday imposed sanctions on what it said was an international fundraising and money-laundering network for the al Shabaab militant group operating in Somalia. The sanctions targeted 16 entities and individuals across the Horn of Africa region, the United Arab Emirates and Cyprus, the …

Palestinian Islamic Jihad is calling for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan to be filled with “terror and panic,” and for the first day of the month to be a “global day of support for Gaza,” according to a statement issued by Abu Hamza, the spokesperson for al-Quds Brigades, the …