Jordan to boost security ahead of Iraq summit as it battles nationwide protests

Jordanian officials instructed security forces to put an end to all demonstrations and to strike any attempts to destabilize the kingdom with an 'iron fist'

Iraq announces national day of mourning for victims of Turkish attack

Baghdad is planning to file an urgent complaint at the UN Security Council over Turkey's continued violations of Iraqi sovereignty

Lebanon’s General Security Chief: ‘I totally support open borders with Syria’

Lebanese General Security Chief Abbas Ibrahim has become a key negotiator between foreign and domestic parties in the crisis-hit country. While the Lebanese worry about the US threat of sanctions, Ibrahim tells The Cradle it is "totally unlikely" that the US will sanction Lebanon.

Reports: Unidentified drone attacks ‘Mossad headquarters’ near Erbil International Airport in Iraq

Reports indicate a Mossad base was the real target of the attack just two months after a similar drone strike left three Mossad agents dead

Afghanistan: between pipelines and ISIS-K, the Americans are still in play

US trained and armed Afghan security forces are joining ISIS-K, which makes the US 'withdrawal' from Afghanistan look more like an American 'repositioning' to keep chaos humming

Former US-trained shadow operatives bolstering the ranks of ISIS in Afghanistan: Report

Thousands of Afghan spies and soldiers left behind by Washington have turned to ISIS as the terror group intensifies attacks against the Taliban

Double cross: how Lebanon’s military intelligence spies for London

Torchlight, a British security contractor with high-level security clearances from the UK government, has access to the Lebanese Army's military intelligence unit and its data files on Lebanese citizens. Why would a sovereign nation tolerate this foreign penetration of its most sensitive intel establishment?

Blowback: Taliban target US intel’s shadow army

The Kabul Airport bombing shows there are shadowy forces in Afghanistan, willing to disrupt a peaceful transition after US troops leave. But what about US intel's own 'shadow army,' amassed over two decades of occupation? Who are they, and what is their agenda?

Leaked files: How Britain trains Jordan to spy on its citizens

The British government covertly trained Jordanian security services in techniques known as “digital media exploitation” which has been used to monitor, manipulate, and disrupt dissent in the kingdom.

Gebran Bassil calls for deportation of Syrian refugees

Gebran Bassil proposed an amendment to the law which regulates the entry and residency of Syrians in Lebanon

Jordanian forces suffer a dozen casualties in raid against ‘takfiri’ elements

Over the past 17 days, Jordan has witnessed nationwide demonstrations protesting the deteriorating living conditions under King Abdullah II

Bahraini activist faces new charges on top of life sentence

Abdul Hadi al-Khawaja, who was imprisoned in 2011, is facing new charges for inciting protests in prison and allegedly breaking a plastic chair

Over 500,000 Syrian refugees returned home from Turkey: Official

Turkey and Lebanon have been pushing to repatriate millions of Syrian refugees who fled the western-sponsored war

Second wave of refugees leave Lebanon as repatriation process continues

The repatriation process is fully voluntary, contrary to the claims of western governments and human rights groups

Iraq dismantles oil smuggling network involving senior officers

According to official statistics, the smuggled quantities are estimated at 75 million liters per month

‘We will not force refugees back to Syria, repatriation is voluntary’: Official

Many people, including Lebanese officials, believe that the west is intentionally trying to prevent the return of refugees to Syria

Netanyahu accuses Israeli PM of folding in the face of Hezbollah threats

Netanyahu released a video on Twitter accusing Yair Lapid of giving up disputed territory to Lebanon

Lebanon under fire from human rights groups over murder of Syrian detainee

A forensic investigation has disproven claims made by the State Security Service, which said the Syrian detainee died of a heart attack after ingesting a captagon pill

Internal divisions cloud Israel’s official standpoint on Iran nuclear deal

Israel alleges that the Biden administration is preparing a military option against Iran in parallel to the efforts to revive the nuclear deal

Tel Aviv hiding evidence of ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from public: Israeli media

The documents concern Israel’s mass expulsion and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in 1948, as well its secret nuclear program

Israeli official announces plan to build embassy in Morocco

Rabat has yet to comment on the reports of a contract being signed to build the embassy headquarters in the capital

Israeli police commissioner lands in Morocco in a bid to deepen cooperation

During his first official visit to Morocco, Israeli police commissioner Kobi Shabtai will meet his Moroccan counterpart to discuss the strengthening of operational and intelligence cooperation

Alleged Iranian cyber attack triggers Iron Dome alarm sirens

Over recent months the Iron Dome air defenses have been triggered by a number of false alarms, causing Tel Aviv to lose millions in interceptor missiles

Hariri praises STL sentencing of Hezbollah members

The two Hezbollah members, Hassan Merhi and Hussein Oneissi, were previously acquitted in 2020

Newly-elected Lebanon MP calls for sanctions on his own country

Twitter users reacted in anger to MP Mark Daou's call for sanctions on his own crisis-ridden, poverty-stricken country

UAE and Bahrain make up seven percent of Israel’s record weapons sales in 2021

The revelation comes as several Gulf countries seek further defense cooperation with Tel Aviv, including purchasing Israeli missile defense systems

Judge sues Lebanon’s police chief for obstructing arrest of Central Bank Governor

After the manhunt against Salameh failed to turn in the Governor, Judge Ghada Aoun moved to sue the Major General of the ISF for obstructing the subpoena

Why does Turkey have 38 illegal bases in northern Iraq?

The illegal Turkish military presence in Iraq is a blatant violation of that country's territorial integrity. While Ankara claims it is a national security priority, it actually uses this military cover to influence and manage Iraqi and regional affairs.

Three Palestinians killed during funeral in Lebanese refugee camp

Official Fatah sources deny that their members were involved in shooting people at the funeral procession

Judges protecting judges: why the Beirut blast investigation is a dud

Lead investigative Judge Tarek Bitar refuses to prosecute his judiciary colleagues who signed to unload, store, then ignore the ammonium nitrates that devastated Beirut last August.