Iraqi, Turkish defense ministers discuss cooperation and security

The meeting comes after years of Turkiye's violations of Iraqi sovereignty in its fight against the PKK

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

Explosion rocks journalists’ function in Afghanistan, killing four

The explosion comes just two days after the governor of Balkh province was killed at his office by an ISIS suicide bomber

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?

Docs reveal how British intelligence controls Jordan’s media

UK contractors sought to create a covert newsroom to strategically flood Jordan's mainstream and social media with a stream of self-serving propaganda.

UN suspends USD aid for Syrian refugees in Lebanon

Crisis-hit Lebanon has been in an uproar over a UN plan to provide Syrian refugees with aid in US dollars

Lebanon to resume ‘voluntary’ repatriation of Syrian refugees

This comes a few weeks after the Lebanese army’s forced deportations of refugees, which were revealed by The Cradle to have been carried out illegally

Deporting Syrians: A ploy to propel Lebanon’s US-backed army chief into power?

Did Lebanon's US-backed army commander exploit the Syrian refugee crisis and incite clashes with them to catapult himself into the highly-contested Lebanese presidency? The US silence on Joseph Aoun's illegal deportations last week is deafening.

Indonesian hacker group targets Israeli websites, including ministries

The cyber group targeted the Israeli ministries of foreign affairs, education, and health, as well as taking down the websites of train and bus companies

Israeli intelligence sounds alarm over ‘crumbling’ deterrence capabilities

Iran's rapprochement with Israel's Gulf allies and the growing division across Israeli society are reportedly raising alarms within the security establishment

Israel’s uncertain future in the wake of Great Power conflict

As global power dynamics continue to shift, Israel's close western alignment could limit its ability to engage with emerging powers in the east. Arch-rival Iran, which has established ties with Russia and China, will be better positioned to gain from the shifting geopolitical landscape.

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