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...
U.S. President Donald Trump’s push for a peace deal to end the Gaza war has proven to be initially successful. He was able to bring together delegations from Qatar, Egypt, Turkey, Israel, and Hamas in...
They say there are no atheists in foxholes. When it comes to Hamas, that’s not reassuring. Hamas members proclaim themselves jihadis – dedicated to the proposition, clearly stated in the Hamas Charter,...
Israel Under Attack Two Years After October 7: Terrorists in Gaza launched a rocket against the southern Israeli community of Netiv Ha’Asara as residents mourned 17 of their neighbors...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his loyalists wasted no time last week blasting Nicosia’s purchase of Barak MX air defense systems, denouncing it as a dire threat to Turkey and its client...
Syria Announces First Results: The Syrian authorities announced preliminary results of the first parliamentary selection process since the toppling of President Bashar al-Assad’s...
Ottawa should insist that future talks require Tehran to dismantle its atomic program, end uranium enrichment and demolish its ballistic missiles.
Last week, Ahmad Sharaa became the first Syrian president in 60 years to visit New York for the UN General Assembly’s annual meeting.
Hezbollah may not be fully up and running in Syria following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime, but it is still seeking to take advantage of the instability in the country, along with other militant...
The undisputed star of this year’s United Nations General Assembly in New York was Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former al-Qaeda commander who is now the president of Syria. Sharaa came to...
Syria’s transitional President Ahmed al-Shara’a and Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani travelled to Washington and New York for a week of key meetings in the third...
A more integrated Middle East is also a Middle East more open to connections with neighboring regional powers.
On September 23, US Special Envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack claimed that Syria and Israel “are close to striking a ‘de-escalation’ agreement in which Israel will stop its attacks while Syria...
It’s a Muslim Brotherhood terrorist haven
Al-Sharaa’s turn away from the Nusra Front upon his seizure of power needs to be treated with prudence by the United States.
Preventing an Iranian nuclear resurgence
With the Syrian state still in its formative stage, lacking a defined political identity, two Gulf monarchies – Qatar and Saudi Arabia – are seeking to dominate Syria. This competition will only intensify...
Unit 840 Suspects Arrested: The IDF revealed on September 12 that during a series of special operations over the past several months, it had arrested and eliminated at least seven...
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) eliminated Wissam Saeed Jubai on September 11 in Ain Baal, a village in the Tyre district of southern Lebanon. The IDF’s Persian-language account described Jubai...