• 05 November, 2024
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THE INCREASING TREND OF ‘NEAR WARS’ AND THEIR IMPACT ON INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

Even as full-blown wars such as the ones between Russia and Ukraine, and between Israel and Hamas, rage without decisive results, there are many situations around the world which remain…

By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)

The Payoffs Of Disaster Diplomacy

At least two devastating earthquakes in the region of the Türkiye-Syria border near the south eastern province of Kahramanmaras, north of Gaziantep and near the border of Syria, have left…

By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)

Syrian president meets Iranian leader in Tehran – Iranian state media

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited his closest regional ally Iran on Sunday for talks with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during which both leaders…

Syria’s Assad visits UAE, first trip to Arab state since war began

DUBAI (Reuters) -Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited the United Arab Emirates on Friday in his first visit to an Arab state since the Syrian war began in 2011, underlining warming…

Israeli attack over Damascus kills two -Syrian State Media

DAMASCUS (Reuters) -An Israeli attack over the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday killed two civilians and left some material damage, Syrian State Media reported citing a military source. Israel has…

Israel fires missiles on border positions inside Syria – Syrian military

CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel fired a number of missiles on positions in Syria's border province of Quneitra on Wednesday, causing "material damage," the Syrian military said in a statement. The statement…

Syria supports Putin’s recognition of Ukraine breakaway regions

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria supports the decision of its ally Russia to recognise two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, Syrian state TV quoted the Syrian foreign minister as saying on…

From Bin Laden to Al Qureshi – The Perpetual Wars

While the world is busy debating whether Russia will invade Ukraine and what will be the consequences and ramifications, the geo-political game plan among superpowers continues with the onset of…

By Dr Waiel Awwad

Israel carries out missile strike over south of Syria’s Damascus -defense ministry

(Reuters) - Israel carried out on Wednesday a strike using several surface-to-surface missiles from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights targeting points south of Damascus, Syria's capital, which resulted in some material…

Islamic State likely to pick battle-hardened Iraqi as next leader

The next leader of Islamic State is likely to be from a close circle of battle-hardened Iraqi jihadists who emerged in the aftermath of the 2003 U.S. invasion, two Iraqi…

By PTI and Chanakya Forum

Israel strikes Syria in response to anti-aircraft fire

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The Israeli military said it attacked missile batteries in Syria on Wednesday after an anti-aircraft missile was fired towards Israel during what Syrian state television reported was an…

Syria shoots down Israeli missiles around Damascus -state TV

(Reuters) - Syrian air defences on Wednesday shot down a number of "Israeli aggression's missiles" around Damascus, the capital, state TV said. State television also reported earlier that Syrian air…