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Israel Destroyed Hundreds Of Engineering Vehicles In Overnight Strikes On Lebanon (Videos)
Click to see full-size image. (Israeli Defense Forces) Israel destroyed hundreds of heavy engineering vehicles in a massive wave of strikes that targeted southern Lebanon, the heartland of Hezbollah, early on October 11. In a statement, the Israel...

Turkish FM to host Syrian officials in Ankara for security talks
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will hold a meeting with Syrian officials in Ankara on Sunday to discuss security cooperation, the Foreign Ministry announced. Defence Minister Yaşar Güler, intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalın, and their Syrian...

Jordan's industrial sector exports grow by 6.6% in 1st 7 months 2025-JCI
Ammon News - The Kingdom's industrial sector exports grew by 6.6% from the beginning of this year until the end of last July, confirming the Jordanian industry's capacity to address challenges and difficulties, statistical data from Jordan Chamber...

TEV-DEM: SDF is the true hope of the Syrian people
The Democratic Society Movement (TEV-DEM) released a statement on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). TEV-DEM said that the establishment of the SDF represented a new stage in the...

Iran Update, October 15, 2025
The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that undermine regional stability...

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: October 6–12, 2025
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between October 6 and October 12, 2025. Activities intensified last week relative to a trend over the previous month, with several targeted killings...

1,500 new factories power Syria’s industrial comeback
2025-10-06T12:21:51+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Damascus Syria’s industrial sector is showing signs of strong recovery, with around 1,500 new factories entering production across the country, a Syrian senior official said...

NATO must stand firm against Russian provocation
Today an aerial war is being fought across Europe. It is reliant on cutting edge technology, the full potential of which has yet to be realised. This undeclared war is most obviously witnessed in daily attacks by drones striking far into Russia...

IDF says strikes in Lebanon destroyed hundreds of Hezbollah construction vehicles
The Israeli Air Force early Saturday morning bombed hundreds of heavy engineering vehicles it said were being used by Hezbollah to restore its infrastructure in southern Lebanon, in an attack that reportedly killed one and was condemned by the...

Patience wears thin for Arabs from Syria's SDF areas
Deir ez-Zor: “That was where military security would shoot at us,” a young man in uniform told Al Majalla on a ride through some of the parts of this regional capital in eastern Syria in mid-September, pointing at the tallest building at the end...

Lavrov: Russia Not Insisting on Keeping Its Troops and Bases in Syria
Lavrov: Russia Not Insisting on Keeping Its Troops and Bases in Syria ARK New.. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has revealed that Moscow is keen on maintaining constructive and friendly relations with Syria following immediate communication...
Saudi Arabia and Qatar Boost Syria’s Growth with $89 Million
Saudi Arabia and Qatar’s joint $89 million pledge to Syria marks an unprecedented collaboration between two regional rivals in a country where their proxy conflicts once fueled devastating warfare. From Battlefield to Boardroom For over a decade,...

Syrian government interested in Russia’s presence — Lavrov
MOSCOW, October 8. /TASS/. The government of Syria is interested in maintaining the Russian presence in the republic, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview for the 'Bridges to the East' project. "We are interested in...

Trump tests Turkey's energy dependence on Russia with lure of US power
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing growing pressure from Washington to cut Turkey's heavy dependence on Russian oil and gas – and end his long-standing balancing act between Moscow and the West. Erdogan said this week that Turkey would work...

FAO Launches Second Phase of Local Resilience Project in Syria
FAO Launches Second Phase of Local Resilience Project in Syria ARK News.. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in cooperation with the Syrian Ministry of Agriculture, has launched the second phase of the “Building Local Resilience in...

India and European Union Launch Landmark Joint Counterterrorism Training to Combat Drone Threats
New Delhi, October 15, 2025 – In a significant step toward bolstering global security cooperation, India and the European Union have conducted their inaugural joint counterterrorism training exercise focused on safeguarding critical infrastructure...

Israel arrests five Syrians near Quneitra in border incident
QUNEITRA, Syria (North Press) – Israeli forces arrested five Syrian civilians on Friday in an operation west of Saida al-Hanout village in southern Quneitra countryside, near the Yarmouk Valley along the Golan border, local sources reported....

No question, this is the perfect place for a family holiday
The question I am asked more than any other in this line of work is: where are the best places for a family beach holiday? In Europe, it’s Spain, Greece and Italy, never France (too snooty). Further afield, it’s not the United States (too...

UAE focused on accelerating Gaza aid delivery in coming days
The UAE is co-ordinating with all relevant authorities to accelerate aid delivery to Gaza in the coming days, Minister of State for International Co-operation Reem Al Hashimy told The National on Tuesday. Ms Al Hashimy was speaking hours after US...

Lambers: World Food Day
On World Food Day (Oct. 16), there are millions of people close to starvation. Famine has been declared in Gaza and parts of Sudan. Many other nations are close to famine because of extreme food shortages. There are 319 million people worldwide...