Philippines bans recruitment of workers to Kuwait

Manila is not yet imposing a total deployment ban in consideration of other overseas Filipinos who had worked for years in Kuwait

Philippines to blacklist Kuwait recruitment agencies following several rape scandals

The Philippines Ministry of Migrant Labor said that the Kuwaiti offices on the blacklist will be prohibited from bringing in any Filipino workers in the future

Israeli defense minister raises alarm over army’s declining recruitment rate

Benny Gantz described the decline in military conscription as a "social and security bomb" for Israel

Blinken presses Turkiye over NATO accession for Sweden, Finland

Blinken reiterated that the US strongly supported Finland and Sweden's entry into NATO 'as quickly as possible'

Over 600 officers abandoned Israeli army in 2022

Over recent years, the Israeli army has witnessed a marked drop in its recruitment figures while suicide rates have spiked

Turkiye-Syria talks fuel jihadist relocation to Ukraine: Report

Soon after the start of the war in Ukraine, Syria’s extremist elements began to appear on the scene in significant numbers

Former Tunisian PM arrested for ‘smuggling citizens’ to Syria

This is the second time that the former prime minister has been detained on similar charges

Can western intel agencies spy on Hezbollah via crypto?

Although branded as a safe and secure mode of transaction, cryptocurrency networks are still vulnerable to hacking. In sanctions-hit and economic crisis-ridden Lebanon, this poses an existential threat to all Lebanese.

Switzerland finds no reason to label Hezbollah a terrorist organization

Switzerland's investigation into Hezbollah was a result of Germany banning the organization and labelling it a terrorist group under Israeli pressure

UAE bankrolls covert military training program in Somalia with Egyptian support: Report

Somali opposition leaders say the secretive program would strain relations with neighboring Ethiopia, and will drag Mogadishu into the regional crisis over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

Russia aims to recruit Afghan commandos to fight in Ukraine: Report

Wagner is allegedly cooperating indirectly with Iran to recruit US-trained Afghan soldiers

Newest Call of Duty game emulates US ‘kill operation’ of IRGC commander

Call of Duty is yet again under heavy criticism for depicting its villains to a degree that conforms to US foreign interests

Social media snitches: How Israel recruits spies inside Syria

Israel’s Mossad is increasingly turning to social media in order to recruit agents to gather intelligence on Syria, a crucial hub in the Axis of Resistance

Syrian FM to welcome Donetsk People’s Republic counterpart in Damascus

Damascus has taken an official position in support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and has recently formally recognized the Donbass republics as independent

Britain’s surveillance of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, under the guise of ‘counter-terrorism’

A follow-up exposé into the British Foreign Office’s clandestine operations across Lebanon’s 12 Palestinian refugee camps to undermine the sovereignty of the state

Lebanon uncovers new spy rings affiliated with the Mossad

Three were arrested in Beirut and south Lebanon for establishing contact with Israel and providing intelligence

Turkey doubles down on refusal to allow Sweden and Finland into NATO

Turkish officials have called on Stockholm and Helsinki to 'change their laws' and to stop supporting 'terrorist groups'

CENTCOM dismisses reports of Syrian soldiers fighting for Russia in Ukraine

The CENTCOM general also said he was unsure how long US troops would remain in Syria

Russia willing to allow ‘volunteer fighters’ from West Asia to join fight against Ukraine

More than 16,000 foreign fighters have expressed their desire to join the 'liberation movement' of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics

Washington manufactured Ukraine crisis to cut off Russia’s gas supply to Europe: Syrian official

Bashar al-Jaafari also said that one of the reasons for the 11-year war in Syria was Damascus' refusal to allow the construction of a Qatari gas pipeline

Turkey: Nerve center for ISIS fugitives, weapons, finance

In Turkey, convicted ISIS members roam free and their weapons easily cross borders. Even Turkish intelligence admits Turkey has become the nerve center of ISIS activity.

‘Head of artistic issues’: Journalist in spy ring identified as writer of disinformation

The journalist had contact with an Israeli via a British phone number that instructed him to write anti-Hezbollah hit pieces

Taliban chief warns of ‘rogue elements’ working against the group’s interests

The warning comes just as Afghanistan's interim leaders are facing increased terror attacks by an ISIS cell operating in the country

CIA cable confirms ‘dozens’ of informants killed in Russia, China, Iran, Pakistan

The cable delivers a large blow to the morale of the agency, whose capabilities are being dwarfed by those of its geopolitical rivals

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

Migrant workers in Qatar face abuse ahead of 2022 World Cup, says report