A year has now passed since the tumultuous U.S. withdrawal from decades of war and occupation in Afghanistan. With the Taliban functionally in charge, the country faces a deteriorating humanitarian crisis and economic collapse. But instead of taking action to promote stability and reinvigorate the economy, the U.S. has made …

Israel has seized an estimated 300 illegal weapons and over 2,100 kilograms of drugs crossing over the Egyptian and Jordanian border so far in 2022, according to the Israel Defense Forces. Some 18 attempts to smuggle ammunition were thwarted at the Jordanian border compared to the 21 smugglings that were …

Fada-Hossein Maleki, a senior Iranian legislator, said Saturday that although Iran and the P5+1 countries that are party to the Vienna talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal are close to reaching an agreement, a new round of talks is necessary to close the deal, the Iran Front Page news …

Satellite photos reveal destruction at Scientific Studies and Research Center in Masyaf; firefighting planes try to bring blaze under control two days after attack Satellite images obtained by The Times of Israel on Saturday showed heavily damaged structures at a Syrian weapons base near the northwestern city of Masyaf in …

Lapid calls for US to lay down a ‘credible military threat’ to force a better agreement; violence is ‘the language Iran understands,’ senior government official says Mossad chief David Barnea will travel to Washington next week as part of Israel’s intensifying efforts to shape the emerging nuclear agreement between Iran …

Il problema più complesso da affrontare sarà quello di conciliare misure emergenziali senza rinunciare agli obbiettivi di contenimento del riscaldamento climatico e anzi rafforzando e chiarendo la strategia per raggiungerli Le elezioni si svolgono nel contesto di una crisi economica annunciata e dalle caratteristiche nuove perché intreccia i rischi legati …

Interestingly, none of the problems that nation-states might have with one another, problems such as border disputes, competition for sources of raw materials and markets, water-sharing disputes, irredentism, maltreatment of kith-and-kin, and bitter historic memories, exist between Iran and Israel. No Iranian leader, even under the present regime, could rationally …

Comparing only the weekly frequency of Friday prayers in the mosque and Sunday Mass in the church, the future is clear: 65% of practicing Catholics [in France] are over 50 years old. By contrast, 73% of practicing Muslims are under the age of 50. In an essay on L’Incorrect Frédéric …

Israel considers the presence of Iranian drones near its borders as a threat to its security, according to al-Modon. Israel’s Alma Center for Research and Education reported in a tweet that technical members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), experts in Muhajer 4 and Ababil 3 suicide drones, may have …

The Syrian Brotherhood said the Assad regime is by nature a criminal genocidal regime, that does not accept reform nor partnership, according to Baladi News. The General Controller of the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria, Dr. Mohammed Hikmat Walid, denied the group’s involvement in the “trap of reconciliation with the Assad …