Islamic State does not like Taylor Swift. Austrian police arrests plotters
Washington/Vienna/Berlin (10/8 – 45.45)After a tip-off by U.S. intelligence officials and only a few hours left Austrian police made swift...
National Security
Can Kyrgyzstan And Tajikistan Consign Their Deadly Border Conflicts To The Past?
On the first anniversary of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan’s deadliest border war, marked in September, irascible Kyrgyz national-security chief Kamchybek Tashiev...
Iraq Links Baghdad US Embassy Attackers to Security Services
Iraq’s government has said that several people who are alleged to have attacked the US embassy in Baghdad last week...
US Forces in Iraq Came Under Attack for 98th Time as General Visited Region
US and coalition forces in Iraq came under attack on Thursday afternoon, as the senior general overseeing US forces in the...
Top US Official Says Not ‘Right’ for Israel to Occupy Gaza Long-Term
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Friday it is not appropriate for Israel to occupy Gaza in the long-term,...
Gaza ‘Integral Part’ of Palestinian State: Abbas
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Gaza was an "integral part" of the Palestinian state during talks with a top US...
What to Expect From Arab Tribes’ Uprising in Syria?
Recently, Arab tribes in PKK/YPG-controlled areas in Syria have rioted against the long-standing oppression and raised the flag of rebellion. In the...
US Slams Israeli Minister’s ‘Inflammatory Comments’ About Palestinians, Condemns ‘all Racist Rhetoric’
DUBAI: The US State Department has strongly condemned Israel’s national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, for what it described as “inflammatory...
As Daesh Terror Attacks Continue, What Explains the Group’s Resilience in Syria?
QAMISHLI, Syria: During the second week of August, the terror group Daesh carried out multiple attacks on Syrian regime soldiers...
Thousands of Marines and Sailors Deploy to Middle East to Deter Iran From Seizing Ships
More than 3,000 Marines and sailors arrived in the Middle East on Sunday in a deployment meant to deter Iran from seizing and harassing...
