Bahrain okays Israeli settlement imports

[Editor's Note: This article has been updated to reflect later statements by Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani that Manama will distinguish between Israeli goods from disputed territories…

Israel unveils advanced warship

Israel’s multi-year plan to significantly bolster its defensive and offensive capabilities in order to protect its borders and bolster its strategic depth has notched a considerable milestone with the arrival…

Netanyahu: Gantz needs to put on brakes

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is calling on his coalition partner, Alternate Premier and Defense Minister Benny Gantz, to reverse course to avoid the prospect of new elections. Gantz and…

Iran gives Europe 2 month ultimatum

Iran’s Guardian Council has approved a new law requiring the government halt United Nations inspections of its nuclear sites and step up uranium enrichment beyond limits set in the 2015…

Is Israel facing 4th elections in 2 years?

The grim prospect of heading to the polls for the fourth time in two years looms, as the 23rd Israeli Knesset passed a preliminary vote of no-confidence in the government…

Iran: Saudi-Israel plot lead to scientist’s killing

Saudi Arabia is vehemently denying Iranian allegations that the Kingdom was involved in the assassination of the Islamic Republic’s top nuclear scientist. Dr. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, widely regarded by Western and…

Hamas leader tests positive for coronavirus

The leader of the Islamist Hamas organization, Yahya Al-Sinwar, has tested positive for COVID-19. According to the terror group’s spokesman Hazem Qassem, the 58-year-old Sinwar is “following the advice of…

COVID-19 and National Security: A Global View

Dr. A. T. Symeonidis (RIEAS Academic Advisor) Brief Q & A As the world reels under the raging pandemic, governments face critical questions of stability and, even, survival. National security…

Is Israel vulnerable to earthquakes?

By 4 PM today local time, there had already been 135 earthquakes worldwide according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Center. The last earthquake to occur in Israel was an M3.3…

Iran accuses Israel of killing nuclear scientist

Iran’s clerical and military rulers have been quick to accuse Israel of assassinating one of the Islamic Republic’s top nuclear scientists and are vowing to avenge his death “at the…