The Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday that it detected a failed rocket launch from the area of Gaza City toward Israeli territory.
There were no reported casualties from the launch, a now-rare instance of attempted rocket fire into…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Israel condemns Sharaa regime’s ‘attacks against Kurdish minority’ in Syria’s Aleppo
Israel on Thursday condemned the Syrian government over “grave and dangerous” attacks against the Kurds in the northern city of Aleppo as Damascus ordered civilians to evacuate the area amid deadly clashes that have displaced tens of…
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Syria, SDF clashes in Aleppo risk wider conflict
ALEPPO – The recent escalation of violence in Aleppo in the last 24 hours represents a new test of the fragile security and political agreements between Damascus and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).Civilian casualties in the…
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Israel FM denounces Syrian attacks on Kurdish neighborhoods
As thousands of Kurds flee fighting in the Syrian city of Aleppo, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar denounced the Syrian government for shelling two Kurdish neighborhoods.“The attacks by Syrian regime forces on the Kurdish minority in the city of…
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Zubaidi fled with UAE help, Saudi coalition says
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on Thursday that the United Arab Emirates had spirited a separatist leader out of the country in a twist to a conflict between the Gulf powers, as witnesses said Saudi-backed forces advanced to the port of…
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Saudi-led coalition says UAE helped smuggle separatist leader out of Yemen
ReutersPolice patrol Aden, from where the Saudi-led coalition said Aidarous al-Zubaidi had fled by boat The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has alleged the United Arab Emirates helped smuggle a separatist leader out of the country after he was…
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How Will the Iran Protests End? Arash Azizi Says ‘This Won’t Be a Classic Revolution’
Once again, Iranians have taken to the streets. Starting in late December, the plummeting value of the national currency, along with the soaring cost of living, were the catalyst for a fresh wave of protest – and one that soon turned political.
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Why what happens next in Venezuela matters to Israel
About a minute into his remarks Saturday on the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, US President Donald Trump likened the operation to the American strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities at the end of last June’s 12-day…
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Iran says open to US talks but ready for war
Tehran remains open to negotiations with the United States as long as they are based on “mutual respect and interests,” but it is also ready for war if that is Washington’s intent, Iran’s foreign minister said on Thursday.Abbas Araghchi, speaking…
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Trump withdraws US from 66 global organizations and treaties in broad pullback
US President Donald Trump is withdrawing the United States from a foundational climate treaty as part of a sweeping exit from collective global action, the White House announced Wednesday.
A total of 66 global organizations and treaties —…
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