Middle Orient

Saudi Arabia announced a packed calendar of events for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday, from theater to concerts and daily firework displays. Public and private sector employees in the Kingdom will get five days off from April 9, including the weekend, to mark the end of the holy month of …

One of the U.S.’s closest Mideast allies, Jordan, has been hit by demonstrations that, according to some analysts, have spilled over into a serious threat to the Hashemite Kingdom with open declarations of support for the Hamas terrorist organization. Jordan’s government has been one of the most vocal opponents of …

Iranian security forces battled simultaneous terrorist attacks by a militant separatist group in a southwest province that raged for nearly 17 hours, with intense gunfights in the streets of two cities that resulted in the deaths of 10 security officers and 18 militants, according to the Ministry of Interior on …

There seems to be a hidden hand that pushes the players, and not anyone you would think of at first. Over the last few months, we are witnessing a long line of assassinations of mainly top operatives, allegedly performed by Israeli units, acting in Lebanon, Syria and Iran. This should …

On April 4, Iranian media reported a series of attacks by the Baluch separatist group Jaish al-Adl in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan Province. The militants claimed they targeted six regime outposts in the port city of Chabahar and the border town Rask, which are more than 100 miles apart. Gunmen …

One of the challenges to world peace today, is how to tackle or manage the terrorist Islamic State, the Apartheid Israeli State and the bullying United States. The US itself is Violator-in-Chief of international conventions. It has ensured there are no international sanctions against Israel. It has, like Israel, carried …

The loud “baa” of a curious sheep feels ridiculously, laughably incongruous; the only other sounds are the bone-shaking booms of the IDF and Hezbollah exchanging artillery in the near distance. Before you join the road to Kibbutz Metzuba, just over a mile from the 30-foot wall that signals the border …

Abu Maria al-Qahtani, a member of the Shura Council and a leader in Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which wields military influence in Idlib, was killed by an explosion of an improvised explosive device that targeted him in the Sarmada area in the northern countryside of Idlib. Military media figures close …

The leadership of the al-Shahba Gathering announced the dissolution of the faction and the integration of its components into the ranks of al-Jabha al-Shamiya, which is affiliated with the Turkey-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) in northwest Syria, after 15 months since its formation. According to the al-Shahba Gathering’s statement issued …

The United States, Britain and France on Wednesday opposed a Russian-drafted U.N. Security Council statement that would have condemned an attack on Iran’s embassy compound in Syria, which Tehran has blamed on Washington’s ally Israel. Press statements by the 15-member council have to be agreed by consensus. Diplomats said the …