Earlier this week, the spokesman for the Al-Qassam militia, Abu Obeida, released a pre-recorded speech on the occasion of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. The speech featured some predictable content, including lauding the Gazan population for what he deemed a ‘victory,’ calling to ‘escalate’ frictions against Israeli forces in Judea and Samaria, … Read more
Syria’s new rulers have installed some foreign fighters, including Uyghurs, a Jordanian, and a Turk, in the country’s armed forces as Damascus tries to shape a patchwork of rebel groups into a professional military, two Syrian sources said. The move to give official roles, including senior ones, to several jihadists may alarm some foreign governments … Read more
Acting Iranian foreign minister Ali Bagheri held conversations about the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh with his counterpart in Russia, as well as in Arab countries on Thursday, the ministry announced on X. According to the ministry’s Twitter account, Bagheri emphasized “that the Zionist regime has crossed the red line” and said that the “Islamic … Read more
Yemen’s Houthi group said on Thursday it launched two joint military operations with the Iraqi Islamic Resistance against ships at Israel’s Haifa port. The IDF has so far denied the claims that such an attack occurred. “It’s not true,” military spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Lerner said. However, according to the Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree, … Read more
On Friday, the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, issued an Emiri decree to dissolve the country’s National Assembly and temporarily suspend certain provisions of the Constitution for a period of four years. This measure was taken roughly one month after the last round of elections in April 2024, which in turn … Read more
