Middle East


Syrian regime thwarted Hezbollah weapons smuggling attempts, CENTCOM announces

A guard carrying a weapon stands at the main entrance to the industrial city in Hassia, in Homs, Syria March 19, 2025.

Voices from the Arab press: Trump's Muslim Brotherhood designation

ALI AKBAR VELAYATI (2nd L), top Iranian adviser on international affairs, attends a World Federation of Resistance Scholars conference on ‘resistance to liberate, terrorism to destroy,’ in Beirut, 2016.

Iran holds drills in Gulf, firing ballistic, cruise missiles at simulated targets

 An Iranian missile is launched during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, August 20, 2025.