Hezbollah mobilises to block Azour for presidency
The Iran-backed Hezbollah and its closest allies are set to torpedo an attempt by rivals to elect a senior IMF official as Lebanese president this...
Terrorism In The World
Azerbaijan’s Hoseyniyun: The prospects and challenges of a Caucasus Hezbollah
The “Axis of Resistance,” a network of non-state actors aligned with Iran, has emerged as a significant force in the Middle East in the last...
ISIS keeps dwindling in Syria
The Middle East, the cradle of armed jihadism, has become the scene of its mutation. Islamic State, also known as ISIS or Daesh, has reorganized...
Row over the Hashd al-Shaabi reveals cracks in the pro-Iran coalition
None of the leaders of the Iraqi armed factions ever took Falih al-Fayyadh's statements seriously. The head of the Popular Mobilisation Authority (PMA) paramilitary umbrella...
WHO Staff Member Killed in Terrorist Attack in Somalia
A staff member of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Somalia was among the 16 civilians killed in a terrorist attack on a hotel in...
South Africa in the spotlight over terror funding
Yet experts say the continent's most industrialised nation is now a nerve centre for jihadist financing in Africa. "South Africa is open hunting ground," Pretoria-based...
Iraq to hold meeting on Syria ISIS detention camp
Iraqi officials and NGOs on Monday will hold a meeting to discuss resolving the issue of an Islamic State (ISIS) detention camp in northeast Syria...
Helicopter “mishap” in Syria injures 22 U.S. service members
A helicopter "mishap" in northeast Syria over the weekend left 22 United States service members injured, the U.S. military said Tuesday, adding that the cause...
Yemen Civil War To Be Protracted Conflict
The international crude oil market got a massive jolt and price rose by more than 1% per barrel to $70 a barrel within a couple...
Strong and symbiotic links between Taliban and al-Qaeda
The link between Afghanistan’s Taliban regime and al-Qaeda remains “strong and symbiotic” and the setup in Kabul has not delivered on counter-terrorism provisions under the...
Al-Shabaab militants kill nine in hotel siege in Somalia
Six civilians and three security force members were killed in a late-night attack by militant fighters on a beachside hotel in the Somalian capital Mogadishu,...
At least 9 dead in al-Shabaab attack on Somalia luxury hotel
At least nine people are dead after what police are calling a terrorist attack at a luxury resort in Mogadishu, Somalia, late on Friday. Six...