No Real Alternative: Why the Gulf Will Rely on the US

Israel’s attack on Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar, on September 9 jarred the region and spurred a new outburst of skepticism about the value of US security commitments. The US has long sought a stable regional environment in which American partners...

Exclusive: Over 1,000 Cubans fighting for Russia, Ukraine says, 96 dead or MIA

At least 1,076 Cuban nationals have fought or are fighting for Russia in Ukraine, Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) told the Kyiv Independent on Oct. 15. Ninety-six are known to have died or gone missing in action. The figures come after the...

Israel Is Going for the Death Blow on Iran

On Oct. 9, 2023, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel would “change the Middle East.” Observers may not have been paying careful attention, or they may have thought it was just rhetoric. But in the nearly 20 months of...

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...

Greece’s Foreign Policy Sparks Heated Clash in Parliament

The Greek Parliament convened Thursday morning for a debate on foreign policy that quickly turned into a political showdown. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called for unity on national issues but delivered a speech focused on his government’s...

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,...

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...

What Washington Wants From the United Nations This Week

Every September, world leaders descend on New York for the United Nations General Assembly. This year, while President Joe Biden will lead the U.S. delegation, the leaders of China, France, India, and Russia have chosen to give the summit a pass....

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...

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....

German foreign minister due in Türkiye Friday for high-level talks

ISTANBUL German Foreign Minister Johann David Wadephul on Friday will pay an official visit to Türkiye for high-level talks, according to diplomatic sources. During meetings in the capital Ankara with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, the two...

Swarm Warning: U.S. Faces A New Kind of Air War

After decades of air dominance and an almost unchallenged hold over precision-strike capabilities, the United States now faces an era in which the balance has shifted. According to a new report from the Centre for a New American Security (CNAS),...

How Trump Could Get Bagram Back

It’s not every day that a U.S. president publicly demands the return of a military base from a former adversary. But that’s exactly what happened last week, when President Donald Trump said that his administration is “trying to get” Bagram back...

Athens chamber president meets Syrian envoy to discuss business ties

The president of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EBEA), Yiannis Bratakos, met with the chargé d’affaires of Syria in Greece, Firas al-Rashidi, to discuss opportunities for business cooperation between Greece and Syria. The two...

The Iranian Intelligence Failure Behind the Haniyeh Assassination

Iran’s outgoing intelligence minster, Esmail Khatib, must be eating his words. In late July, he boasted that “dismantling Mossad’s infiltration network” in Iran was the greatest achievement of his three-year tenure. Six days later in the heart of...

Who will be Quebec City’s mayor? Meet the candidates hoping to lead the provincial capital

Quebec City’s mayoral race is picking up with mere weeks until municipal elections on Nov. 2. A recent poll by Leger, published at the end of September, suggested the principal concerns in the provincial capital include housing, homelessness and...

Israelis Are Hailing Trump As Cyrus Returned – But Who Was Cyrus The Great,

With both parties agreeing to terms, the first stages of a peace plan in Gaza are in motion. US President Donald Trump is credited (especially in Israel and the US) with having played a vital role in this development. But why have banners appeared...