Category: 3. Middle East

The Kremlin has declared a two-day unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine.

President Vladimir Putin announced on Monday afternoon that Moscow will conduct a ceasefire from midnight on May 8 to midnight on May 10, the dates on which Russia marks the end…

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said he was considering resigning from the government if his demand to intensify fighting in Gaza was not met, Israel Hayom reported.

Smotrich called on Prime Minister…

The Israeli occupation army is grappling with a crisis in morale, which has been described as a “ticking time bomb” by local media, following the decision to extend compulsory military service by four months. This…

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian Monday met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, on a rare visit to Baku, marking the latest sign of a thaw in relations between the neighbouring countries.

Tensions between the two have run high for years,…

Europe led a record international rise in defence spending last year, according to a report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

European expenses rose in real terms by 17 percent to $693m, spearheading a global rise…

A surprise announcement has been posted on a Facebook page in the name of controversial Syrian businessman Rami Makhlouf about the formation of an “elite” force of 150,000 fighters intended to isolate the Syrian…

Yemen’s Ansar Allah (Houthi) group announced yesterday that they had targeted the Israeli Nevatim Airbase with a hypersonic ballistic missile, saying the operation “successfully achieved its goal.”

Yahya Saree,…

The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) stated that the decision of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Executive Committee to approve the appointment of Hussein Al-Sheikh as vice president was a response to…