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The presence of such equipment constitutes a threat to the State of Israel and IDF operations, the military explained. By AMIR BOHBOT , LIRAN HARONI MARCH 11, 2025 06:41 Updated: MARCH 11, 2025 16:50 Blasts from IDF strikes in Syria, February 26, 2025. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X) The Israel Air Force…

Foreign Affairs Détente is in early stages—but it’s already paying off. Following an eruption of violence in Syria, Russia and the U.S. jointly requested a closed-door meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss the developing crisis, according to Dmitry Polyanskiy, a top Russian envoy to the UN. That…

BEIRUT — Syria’s interim government on Monday reached a landmark deal with Kurdish-led authorities to bring the oil-rich northeast under its control, a major win for President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who has said he wants to unify the nation but is now under scrutiny after a wave of sectarian killings roiled…

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Commander of Syrian Kurdish-led forces Mazloum Abdi shake hands, after Syria reached a deal to integrate the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) with state institutions. Damascus, Syria, March 10, 2025. SANA/Handout via REUTERS The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a Kurdish-led coalition of militias which…

Human Events Daily host Jack Posobiec delivered a scathing analysis of the escalating violence in Syria, condemning the lack of accountability for US involvement and highlighting warnings that had long been ignored, and said that the political class will never admit that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was right…

Israel is intensifying pressure on Hamas to release 59 remaining hostages in Gaza, threatening to cut off water and electricity, while U.S.... Israel has further pressured Hamas to release the remaining 59 hostages in Gaza, with the threat of cutting off water supplies and already cutting the region's electricity feed. …

The wave of violence that has killed hundreds of civilians across Syria reached the major cities of Damascus and Aleppo on Monday, hours after interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed to bring those responsible to justice. The reported fighting in the capital, Damascus, and the second city of Aleppo marked the…

At least 973 civilians, including women and children, have been killed in Syria in recent days as forces of the new administration seek to crush loyalists of former President Bashar al-Assad, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). The Syrian defense ministry announced the end of military operations,…

In Tunisia, snails inch toward replacing red meat as people turn to cheaper protein Snails have been consumed in Tunisia for more than seven millenia Low in fat and high in iron, calcium and magnesium, snails offer both nutritional value and economic relief AKOUDA, Tunisia: In fields outside their hometown…

As sectarian tensions rise in Syria following the collapse of the Assad regime, a minority sect fears for its future amid calls for mass slaughter. The feeling is a new one for the Alawites, a group that was powerful and influential during the dictator's rule. Subscribe to The Week Escape…