Israel’s Shin Bet chief warns Ben Gvir against ‘inciting violence’: Report

Ben Gvir reportedly dismissed the Shin Bet chief’s warnings and criticized his methods

Israel admits Shin Bet tracked journalists using mobile phone data

The revelations were made soon after Israeli police admitted using the same tracking system against civilians

Washington warns against reconciliation between Hamas and Damascus

The resumption of ties between Hamas and Syria is a symbolic victory for the resistance, as relations were strained for years following the start of the war

Prisoner swap between Washington and Kabul successful: Taliban

The prisoner exchange involved trading an American navy veteran, Mark Frerichs, for a key associate of the Afghan government, Bashar Noorzai

Zelensky makes surprise address to Doha Forum amid GCC split between Washington, Moscow

The Ukrainian president is the latest western envoy to try his hand at convincing GCC countries to increase oil production

Hezbollah chief blames Washington for ‘inciting’ the crisis between Russia and Ukraine

The resistance leader also criticized western media's racist approach to West Asian and African refugees of US-led wars

Years after Trump’s ‘f*** him’ remark, Netanyahu’s rift with Washington grows

The ongoing hostile relationship between the historic allies underscores Netanyahu's growing international isolation

Washington wants to woo Israel into ‘joint military planning’ against Iran: Report

Tel Aviv, however, has been trepidatious about the proposal under fears the White House wants to prevent attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities

Washington keeps Israel in the loop on talks with Saudi crown prince: Report

As Saudi Arabia bolsters its ties with Washington’s adversaries, Israel’s hopes for normalization with the kingdom have dimmed

Washington obstructs Yemen-Saudi prisoner exchange: Ansarallah

The US has recently deployed senior officials to the kingdom in a bid to intrude in the Omani-led peace talks

‘Be angry and die angry,’ Tehran tells Washington

The message comes in response to US accusations that claim Iran and Syria conduct 'destabilizing activities' in the region

‘Iran, Syria bet on the victory of truth and won that bet’: Assad

Iran has been Syria’s main ally throughout the last 11-years of a US-sponsored war against the country

Israel offers to mediate between Sudan’s warring generals

Israeli officials fear an agreement to normalize relations with the East African nation will collapse if fighting continues

Washington investigates possible Turkish attack on US military in Iraq

The US personnel were accompanying Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) leader Mazloum Abdi, whose convoy was attacked in a possible assassination attempt in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

For crisis-hit Lebanon, it’s IMF or bust: Washington

Despite claims of wanting to help Lebanon, the US continues to block the implementation of a vital energy-sharing plan with Jordan and Egypt

US Threat Report: Washington facing ‘critical years’ in Great Power competition

Unlike in previous years, the 2023 annual US Threat Assessment Report  views West Asia through the prism of a Great Power competition that threatens to nudge the world into a post-US multipolar order. 

High-level meeting between Turkiye, Syria, Iran, and Russia postponed: Ankara

The Syrian president said from Moscow that any meeting with his Turkish counterpart hinges on the complete withdrawal of Turkish troops from northern Syria

US arms dealers sued for ‘aiding and abetting’ war crimes in Yemen

The lawsuit says Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and General Dynamics, as well as several US and Saudi officials, hold responsibility for extrajudicial killings in Yemen

UAE becomes ‘country of focus’ over Russia ties: Washington

Washington continues to put pressure on the UAE to help isolate Moscow from the global economy

Russia affirms readiness to facilitate peace talks between Azerbaijan, Armenia

Tensions between the two nations have remained high for over two years since Yerevan and Baku disputed over the Nagorno-Karabakh region

Putin’s ‘civilizational’ speech frames conflict between east and west

In his Federal Assembly address, President Putin emphasized that Russia is not only an independent nation-state but also a distinct civilization with its own identity, which is in conflict and actively opposes the values of 'western civilization.'

Lebanon targeted by Washington: Nasrallah

Nasrallah noted that the US has been exploiting the corruption of the Lebanese administration to implement its scheme in Lebanon

Washington’s Dollar-and-Stick ploy with Iraq

Iraqi officials are in Washington to discuss “economic reforms” but are in fact being pressured to shun Iranian energy imports in the hope of having US sanctions and dollar rations lifted.

Clashes erupt between Syrian army and HTS in Latakia

The clashes erupted a couple of days after the end of a recently launched, Kurdish-led anti-ISIS operation in Syria’s northwest

Washington bankrolls temporary salary increase for Lebanese security forces

The US, Qatar, and the EU have proven instrumental in providing funds for the Lebanese army since the start of the economic crisis

Washington secretly ships weapons stored in Israel to Ukraine

A stockpile of about 300,000 artillery shells are being shipped from Israel to Ukraine, as the weapons were reportedly earmarked for the Pentagon to use in 'regional conflicts'

US-sponsored alliance takes shape between SDF and Syrian opposition

According to reports, the US is also trying to broker an agreement between the SDF and Ankara, and has asked the Kurdish group to cut its ties with the PKK

Russia and its national Arctic passage: Pushing trade frontiers eastward

Ice-free Arctic routes created by climate change have opened up the first new global shipping route in a century. The Russian-developed water passage is bound to disrupt the lengthier Atlantic-centric routes for global commerce.

Washington’s theft of Syrian oil continues unimpeded

Hundreds of fuel tankers filled with Syrian oil are smuggled every month into the Iraqi Kurdistan Region by the US occupation army and its proxy Kurdish militias

Washington moves to revive Islamist militia in northern Syria: Report

The US hopes that the presence of Liwa Thuwwar al-Raqqah on the Syrian-Turkish border could help appease Turkiye and possibly prevent a ground offensive against the Kurds