Senior Ukrainian army officials secretly visited Israel to ask for defense assistance

The visit took place mere days after Israeli media revealed that Tel Aviv funded the purchase of 'strategic materials' for Ukraine under pressure from the White House

UN Secretary General kicks off four-day official visit to Lebanon

Guterres says he is in Lebanon to help find ways to solve the multiple crises the country is facing

Britain’s Secret Propaganda War in Lebanon

Leaks show UK Foreign Office directed influence operations targeting Lebanese youth and civil society to shape the direction of mass protests in service of British interests.

Netanyahu says Israel ready to normalize ties with Saudi Arabia

Israel has taken an interest in establishing ties with the kingdom, following the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020

Israeli businessmen participate in Saudi investment conference: Report

The Israeli website, Globes, quoted a Saudi source as saying last week that Israeli businessmen arrive in the kingdom on a daily basis

First Israeli airliner flies over Saudi Arabia’s airspace

The flight operated by Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific airline took off from Hong Kong and landed in Tel Aviv on the morning of 4 August

Iran president warns of harsh response to US, Israel provocations

President Raisi gave his speech as President Biden visited the region to facilitate normalization deals between Tel Aviv and Riyadh

Saudi Arabia prepares to allow commercial flights to and from Israel: Report

The kingdom has permitted Israeli flights over its airspace, as well as Muslim pilgrims from Israel to travel to Mecca

Hamas says Biden’s regional tour ‘will only benefit Israel’

Palestinians in the West Bank are planning to welcome the US president with protests against Israeli violence

Mossad plane lands in Saudi capital ahead of US president’s visit

During his highly anticipated trip to West Asia this week, Joe Biden is expected to finalize a normalization deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel

Biden’s upcoming visit to West Asia to facilitate deals between Israel, KSA: Reports

One report from Israeli media suggests that Israel will agree to the transfer of two Red Sea islands from Egypt to Saudi Arabia

Hamas return ticket to Damascus won’t come cheap

The Palestinian resistance movement’s complicated relationship with Syria is headed for a reset, but it won’t be on their terms.

Joe Biden reveals trip to Saudi Arabia will focus on Israel’s ‘national security’

The revelation by the US president comes just days after the White House claimed his 'unconfirmed' visit to the kingdom would serve 'US national interests'

Israeli businesspeople headed to Saudi Arabia as part of normalization push

The kingdom has reportedly lifted a ban on Israeli passport holders and will allow entrepreneurs to enter the country with a special visa

Tel Aviv openly pursuing normalization with Saudi Arabia: Israeli FM

Dozens of top Israeli officials have reportedly made secret trips to the kingdom over recent years as part of a US-sponsored normalization push

US, Israel start week of military drills involving thousands of troops, nuclear bombers

The military exercises come at a time when US officials are visiting Israel to 'understand' the new government's plans to illegally annex the occupied West Bank

Kurdish delegation leaves Damascus on ‘positive’ note: Report

The US has reportedly warned the SDF several times not to engage in any dialogue with Damascus

Exclusive interview with Hezbollah commander in Iraq: ‘The Americans did not fight ISIS’

The Cradle speaks with a senior Hezbollah military official in Iraq on the crucial role played by Iran’s late Quds Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani in leading the resistance against ISIS.

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.

US officials may boycott far-right Israeli MK: Report

The report states that Washington has not yet taken a decision, but is leaning against coordinating with Ben Gvir and others like him

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

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

Abraham Accords overflowed coffers of Israeli arms dealers: Report

The UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco were the recipients of seven percent of total weapons exports from Israel in 2021

Michael Hudson: A roadmap to escape the west’s stranglehold

The geoeconomic pathway away from the neoliberal order is fraught with peril, but the rewards in establishing an alternative system are as promising as they are urgent

‘Regime change’ in Hamas and a return to Syria

The removal of Khaled Meshaal from power was necessary for normalization with Damascus to occur

Hezbollah hosts Ansarallah delegation for talks

A high-ranking Israeli official claims that Ansarallah could assist Hezbollah in any upcoming war with Israel

Mossad chief ends US visit with threats against Iran nuclear deal

A majority of Israeli citizens say they do not believe Iran poses an immediate threat to their country, after spending decades being told Tehran is 'weeks away' from developing a nuclear weapon

Iraq’s top court determines it cannot dissolve parliament

Judicial authorities struck down a petition by the Sadrist movement that sought to force a new round of anticipated elections

US steps up efforts to avert conflict between Israel and Lebanon

Amos Hochstein is expected to visit Lebanon next week in a final push to resolve the maritime dispute ahead of Hezbollah's 15 September deadline

Former KDPI chief Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou: A Kurdish spy for Saddam?

Late Iranian-Kurdish leader Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou is best remembered as an arbitrator between the Kurds and Baathist Iraq, however leaked documents reveal he was actually on Saddam’s payroll tasked with undermining the Iraqi opposition.