Leaked files expose Britain’s covert infiltration of Palestinian refugee camps

Under the guise of improving the plight of Lebanon’s Palestinian refugees, an initiative by the British Foreign Office has ulterior motives that impact Lebanese domestic politics.

The UK’s secret control of Palestinian security forces

Leaks reveal that the increasingly violent and repressive Palestinian Authority security forces have been trained by British government-affiliated contractors with US money.

Jordanian airstrikes in Syria kill ‘major’ drug trafficker

According to reports, the Jordanian airstrikes killed well-known Syrian drug trafficker Marai al-Ramthan along with seven others, including his wife and children, near Daraa

‘US friend to nobody’ Khamenei tells Iraqi president

There have been recent concerns that the US is bolstering its presence in Iraq by bringing in extra equipment and personnel from Kuwait

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

PMU carries out security operation in Iraq’s Salah al-Din province

ISIS continues to launch sporadic attacks from its remote desert and mountain hideouts

Mysterious bombing shakes Israeli security establishment

The explosive device that was planted on the side of the Route 65 highway in Megiddo has been described as very sophisticated in nature, and does not resemble those used by Palestinians in the occupied West Bank

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

Syrian army soldiers killed in extremist attack

The ambush was carried out by a combined force consisting of militants from HTS and other extremist factions, suggesting that the opposition may be uniting in protest of recent diplomatic meetings in Moscow

Iran: Former high-ranking official sentenced to death on espionage charges

Iran’s intelligence ministry described Akbari as “one of the most important agents” of MI6

Saudi Arabia “infiltrates” Wikipedia to control online narratives: Report

Over the years, the kingdom has been deploying aggressive online tactics in order to sway opinion in its favor

Sophisticated Jerusalem bombing operation is Israel’s new ‘nightmare’

Why a highly professional and 'unsolved' bombing attack in Al-Quds has triggered Israeli security forces and settlers alike.

Iran: To veil or not to veil

During a two-week visit to Iran in November, I witnessed women of all ages walking freely on the streets without the hijab. But, what we're not told, is that they have been doing so for years.

Israeli jets bombard Gaza in response to Palestinian rocket fire

The missile attacks were reportedly launched in retaliation to the execution of an unarmed Palestinian man by an Israeli soldier in the West Bank a day earlier

Iraq dismisses border guards commander to quell tensions with Iran and Turkey

Baghdad will form a joint committee with the leadership from the semi-autonomous Kurdish region to coordinate with Iran and Turkey an end to recent border tensions

Iraqis sue Trump, US officials over assassination of Soleimani, Muhandis

General Soleimani and the PMUs deputy head were assassinated in a drone strike near Baghdad's international airport

Iran’s Supreme Leader rejects talks with US

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei referred to the words of US General Wesley Clark in 2003, who said the US had plans to take out seven countries in five years, the last being Iran

US offers support to Iraq in confronting threats to Kurdistan region

Iran accuses the Kurdish region of Iraq of harboring the masterminds of violent unrest in the country, while Turkey blames Kurdish militias based out of northern Iraq and Syria for a terror attack in Istanbul

IRGC reinforces Iran-Iraq border to confront separatist threat

In response to Iraq’s condemnation of Iranian operations on its territory, Tehran has criticized both Baghdad and the IKR for failing to secure their borders

Revisiting the fall of Mosul: Who was to blame?

Mosul's surrender to ISIS has commonly been attributed to corruption and sectarianism by Baghdad, yet further investigation reveals the role of neighboring Turkey in the city’s fall.

UN envoy to Yemen stresses importance of truce extension

Ansarallah said that Yemeni civil servants must be paid their salaries as a condition for renewing the truce

Ceasefire in Yemen violated 200 times in past 24 hours

Iran's Foreign Minister told the UN's Yemen Envoy that a ceasefire can only be extended if Riyadh lifts all parts of its blockade

Three Palestinians injured in Israeli raid in Jenin

Skirmishes continue in the West Bank as Bassam Al-Saadi's period of administrative detention nears its end

Turkish army pummels Kurdish areas in northern Syria

The heavy shelling took place following a failed infiltration attempt against SDF forces in northern Raqqah

Saudi-led coalition violates ceasefire 158 times in 24 hours

Reconnaissance aircrafts belonging to the Saudi-led coalition proceeded to target residential neighborhoods and Ansarallah positions

Saudi Arabia stops Yemeni tanker from docking at Hodeidah port

The ship seized by Saudi Arabia was carrying 30,314 tons of much-needed fuel and had full UN clearance

Saudi-led coalition seizes fuel vessel bound for Yemen

Since the initial truce was implemented, the Saudi-led coalition has violated it several times by preventing humanitarian fuel shipments from entering Yemen

Yemen and Saudi Arabia agree to extend ceasefire agreement: UN

Within the first month of the truce, Saudi-led coalition forces violated the agreement over 5,000 times

NATO vs Russia: what happens next

In Davos and beyond, NATO's upbeat narrative plays like a broken record, while on the ground, Russia is stacking up wins that could sink the Atlantic order.

Seven Yemenis tortured and killed by Saudi coalition forces: Yemen Health Ministry

Yemen’s Ministry of Health has called on the UN to refer Saudi war crimes to the International Criminal Court