The Russian Autocrat’s Answer to the Problem of Succession In 2012, Vladimir Putin, after four years as prime minister, once again became Russia’s president. Many Russians resented his engineered return: before the 2012 presidential election, “Russia Without Putin” had been a popular sign at protest rallies. Their discontent had something …

Asymmetrical partition between Ukraine’s western neighbors into “spheres of economic influence” alongside a de facto Korean-like partition between NATO and Russia is much more foreseeable than its western neighbors like Poland formally reincorporating their lost territory due to financial and political reasons. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned about …

Key Takeaways: Northern and Central Gaza Strip: The IDF 162nd Division continued to operate in the northern and central Gaza Strip.Southern Gaza Strip: Palestinian militias continued to conduct a deliberate defense of Hamad neighborhood, northern Khan Younis.Political Negotiations: The Qatari foreign affairs minister said that Israel and Hamas are “nowhere …

The United States will construct a temporary pier on the coast of the Gaza Strip to facilitate the arrival and distribution of humanitarian aid. US President Joe Biden said during the State of the Union address on March 7 that he ordered the US military to lead an “emergency mission” …

The southern arena: The IDF forces continued their activity in the southern Gaza Strip, mainly in the Hamad neighborhood in the northwest of Khan Yunis and in the neighborhoods to the east of the city. In the central and northern Gaza Strip, the forces took action mainly against armed terrorist …

Ramadan this year starts at sunset March 10. A Hadith declares that the month of Ramadan was when the three Abrahamic Religions received their Books of Revelation. This Hadith, cited by ibn Kathir in elucidating Qur’an 2:185; states that Ramadan is a very special month because this one month in …

Ramadan, which is practiced in the ninth month of the Islamic Calendar, is the most sacred month of the year to over 2 billion Muslims around the world. It’s believed that this is the month that Allah (God), revealed the Qur’an to the Prophet Muhammad through the angel Jibril (Gabriel), …

Gold price has been on a continuous rise recently, reaching a new record high in closing. In 2023, the international average gold price reached USD 1940.54 per ounce, breaking the historical record of USD 2135.4 per ounce set in December of the previous year. Since the beginning of this year, …

In a newly released video, Ibrahim al-Qosi, a veteran official within al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), announced the sudden death of AQAP’s emir, Khalid al-Batarfi. At the same time, al-Qosi announced that Sa’ad bin Atef al-Awlaki, a member of AQAP’s top shura council, was selected to succeed Batarfi as …

Comme il fallait s’y attendre, après moult avertissements des Russes contre la participation de plus en plus ouverte des pays de l’OTAN dans le conflit ukrainien, des armes hypersoniques venant d’on ne sait où ont fini par arriver entre les mains des Houthis. Les navires anglo-américains ne sont plus à …