The Huseynyun: Iran’s challenge in forming a ‘Hezbollah of the Caucasus’

Azerbaijan’s Huseynyun is the least known of all Shia resistance factions backed by Iran, but its profile is growing.

Iraqi PMU commemorate 8th anniversary with revelation of new weaponry

The PMU was formed in 2014 after Iraqi cleric Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Sistani called on all Iraqis to volunteer to fight with the Iraqi army against ISIS militants who had nearly taken over the entire country

US reportedly kills senior ISIS leader in Syria

The US military has been stepping up the assassination of leaders of militant groups, despite years of providing funding and weaponry to Al-Qaeda linked militants

Iran reveals the arrest of several foreign diplomats on espionage charges

Among those Tehran says were detained was the UK deputy ambassador to the country, a claim London has categorically denied

Saudi forces carry out arrest campaigns in Shia-populated areas

Countless protests have occurred in response to unjust arrests and executions by Saudi authorities

Qatar accuses Syria of alleged human rights violations

Qatar was one of the main backers of armed militant groups seeking to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad since 2011

Senior leader of Al-Qaeda linked militant group killed by US in Idlib, Syria

The US has financed and armed the rebel insurgency in Syria since 2011, under the pretext of ousting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

Iranian intelligence busts Mossad spy network in Sistan and Baluchestan

The Mossad operatives were allegedly devising plans to assassinate Iranian nuclear scientists

Rights groups urge KSA to stop execution of Bahraini nationals

Jaafar Sultan and Sadeq Thamer were tried on terrorism-related charges over alleged smuggling of explosive materials into the country

George Bush calls Iraq War ‘brutal and unjustified invasion’ in gaffe during Ukraine speech

The gaffe by the former US president is being lampooned across the internet, seen as an accidental admission to the reality of the Iraq war

Saudi Arabia executes three men on charges of ‘terrorism’

These killings come just two months after the kingdom carried out a mass execution of 81 detainees

US to provide over $800 million in ‘humanitarian aid’ to Syria

In 2016, journalists discovered humanitarian aid hoarded in the warehouses of formerly rebel-held areas in Aleppo after its liberation by the Syrian Arab Army

Kuwaiti defense minister reaffirms full support for Saudi Arabia

Kuwait took part in the initial years of the Saudi-led war against Yemen, but later reduced their support to symbolic and diplomatic efforts

Syrian president grants general amnesty for non-fatal terrorist crimes

The exoneration of Syrian insurgents may serve as a deterrent for re-joining various militant organizations such as ISIS

IRGC general survives assassination attempt in Sistan-Baluchestan

The bodyguard of the IRGC general, however, was killed in the attack

Iranian intelligence arrests Mossad agents in Sistan and Baluchestan province

The province of Sistan and Baluchestan has various underground hostile militant groups whose ideology is similar to that of ISIS and Al-Qaeda

Iranian president calls for Mashhad stabbing attack perpetrators to face justice

Ebrahim Raisi urged the Ministry of Intelligence to join the investigation, saying the attacker shared the same sectarian mentality as ISIS and Al-Qaeda

Saudi Arabia executes 81 people in a single day

This marks the largest mass execution in Saudi Arabia since 1980 and has targeted several minority groups

Hezbollah chief demands Iraq take clear position against the killers of Soleimani, Al-Muhandis

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah condemned Iraqi officials for their lack of decisiveness over the withdrawal of US troops from the country

String of pearls: Yemen could be the Arab hub of the Maritime Silk Road

With an Ansarallah takeover of Yemen, Asia's trade and connectivity projects could expand into some of the world's most strategic waterways

The kingdom’s tough choices: between MbS and a hard place

If Saudi Arabia does not choose between sweeping internal reforms or an ambitious external agenda, its ruling dynasty may be in peril. Riyadh's dwindling resources cannot sustain both.