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Jerusalem Post, 15/8 The death toll in the August 4 explosion at the Beirut port has now reached 163.  More than 6,000 people were injured. Large parts of the city were destroyed.  The latest information detailed this week by Reuters … Continue reading →

Jerusalem Post, 31/7 The events at Har Dov earlier this week need in order to be understood to be placed in the broader context of Israel’s ongoing undeclared military campaign against Iran.   They also cannot be separated from Hizballah’s current … Continue reading →

Syria’s dictator faces renewed challenges at all levels Jerusalem Post, 12/6 No major combat operations are currently under way in Syria.  But while the civil war which began in 2011 may be effectively over, events in the country indicate that … Continue reading →

Jerusalem Post, 29/5 Turkey, Pakistan, Malaysia and Qatar form emergent power nexus in the Islamic World The name of fugitive Indian Salafi Islamist preacher Zakir Naik is little known in the west. Naik, founder of the Mumbai-based Islamic Research foundation, … Continue reading →

Jerusalem Post, 15/5 Iranian support appears to lie behind uptick in the terror group’s activities The Israel Defense Forces this week carried out the partial demolition of the home of Qassem Shibli, also known as Qassem al-Barghouti, in the village … Continue reading →

Jerusalem Post, 8/5 A significant uptick in Israeli action against Iranian targets in Syria has taken place in recent weeks, according to regional and international media. In the latest moves, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that 14 Iranian … Continue reading →

Jerusalem Post, 1/5 One of the immediate effects of Covid-19 on the Middle East has been to clear the streets of the mass demonstrations which had filled the public squares of a number of regional capitals in the preceding months.  … Continue reading →

Jerusalem Post, 17/4 ‘Ghost Caliphate’ Stirs in Syria and Iraq The Coronavirus is generally held to represent a common threat to all nations and communities.  It does not differentiate according to religion, ethnicity or national origin.  The pandemic has even … Continue reading →

Jerusalem Post, 6/3 Russia’s desire to woo Turkey from the west likely to prevent all out Turkey-Syria War   Clashes between Turkish and Syrian regime forces in north west Syria are ongoing.  For the first time in the Syrian civil … Continue reading →

Jerusalem Post, 21/2 The global spotlight has currently returned to Syria because of the Assad regime’s current bloody offensive in Idlib, Aleppo and Latakia Provinces.  The regime is trying to reduce the last enclave held by the Sunni Arab rebels … Continue reading →