Pete Hegseth Department of War
Asia United States

“Peace through strength” was the US motto for West Asia in 2025, says Dr. Emad Al-Hatabeh

The Jordanian communist leader argues that energy, minerals, technology, and sea routes have been the main pillars of the Trump administration’s policy over the globe, with particular focus on West Asia.

Aseel Saleh
January 5, 2026
Gaza City destruction
Palestine

Hamas confirms the assassination of Abu Obaida and four other Al-Qassam commanders

The movement has appointed a new spokesperson, who has inherited the nom de guerre of the late iconic resistance leader.

Aseel Saleh
December 30, 2025
Three people were killed when protests in Syria's Alawite heartland of Latakia spiraled into gunfire and other violence, according to the province's media office
Syria

Three killed, dozens injured in protests over sectarian violence in Syria

Protests erupted after a mosque bombing in an Alawite-majority neighborhood killed eight people. An ISIS splinter group claimed responsibility for the bombing only a week after the US launched a military operation purportedly against ISIS in Syria.

Aseel Saleh
December 29, 2025
Israel Katz and Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel Palestine

Israel reveals settlement plan in northern Gaza after committing over 857 ceasefire violations

The controversial plan was slammed by US officials, as the Trump administration scrambles to salvage the shaky truce agreement.

Aseel Saleh
December 25, 2025
US CENTCOM strikes in Syria
Syria

US launches large-scale strikes against ISIS in Syria

The strikes mark the onset of a prospective extensive military operation against the group, in which the US allies will supposedly take part.

Aseel Saleh
December 24, 2025
Protest Kairouan Tunisia
Tunisia

Tunisian authorities arrest 21 people connected to protests in Kairouan

The anti-government demonstrations erupted following the death of a young man who had been injured and severely beaten by the Tunisian police in late November.

Aseel Saleh
December 21, 2025
This file picture shows the Leviathan gas platform of Noble Energy under construction in the Mediterranean Sea, some 10 kilometers off the Israeli coast, on Jan. 31, 2019. Photo: Xinhua
Egypt Israel

Israel approves $35 billion gas deal with Egypt, three months after it was halted

According to media reports, the approval came after weeks of US pressure on Tel Aviv, in order to improve relations with Cairo after Israel’s genocidal aggression on Gaza.

Aseel Saleh
December 18, 2025
Israeli forces in the West Bank
Palestine

Israel continues to wreak havoc across the West Bank

Analysts suggest that the Israeli escalation in the occupied territory foreshadows an impending boiling point for Palestinians, amid severe economic contraction, and the lack of a political horizon.

Aseel Saleh
December 17, 2025