IRGC fires ballistic missiles at U.S. bases in Iraq

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRCG) launched a barrage of ballistic missiles at two military bases in Iraq that house U.S. military personnel. Crowds responded to a public announcement of…

Putin conducts surprise visit to Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded a surprise visit to Damascus, where he held several meetings with his Syrian counterpart, President Bashar al-Assad. The two leaders visited the Russian military’s headquarters…

Tensions rise in Middle East

These first days of the 21st year of the 21st century are marked by a considerable and continuous increase of tensions across the Middle East. The situation began to deteriorate…

Iran vows to avenge Soleimani assassination

Iran’s first retaliatory response for the 3 January 2020 targeted U.S. assassination of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps elite Quds Force top commander, General Qassem Soleimani,  has already been initiated. Tehran…

Netanyahu seeks immunity in graft cases

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared his intention to ask the Knesset for parliamentary immunity from being prosecuted in three corruption cases against him. Netanyahu made the announcement in a…

Israel Advances EastMed Pipeline to Europe

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz today attended a trilateral summit in Athens, to sign a mulitlateral agreement with Greece and Cyprus to advance the construction…

PM’s deadline to request immunity set to expire

The deadline for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to announce whether he intends to request Knesset immunity from state prosecution in the three corruption cases expires at midnight, upon expiration…

First gas flows from Israel’s Leviathan field

Israel celebrated the end of 2019 with the beginning of production from its $3.6 billion offshore Leviathan field. The development paves the way for multi-billion dollar gas export deals with…