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IDF allows Lebanese, Syrian workers into northern security zone to harvest olives - report

According to Army Radio, although most of the villages where the harvest is taking place are Christian, at least one, Kfarchouba, is a Sunni village where Hezbollah terror activity has been recorded.

IDF troops operating in southern Lebanon on April 22, 2026.
Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an exercise in southern Iran, in this handout image obtained on February 16, 2026.

Video shows clashes in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province, IRGC claims six 'terrorists' killed

IRGC Brig.-Gen. Hossein Zarifi

Senior IRGC commander killed in clash with gunmen near Iran-Pakistan border - report

Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an exercise in southern Iran, in this handout image obtained on February 16, 2026.

Pro-IRGC Muslim cleric shot dead in southeastern Iran, 'active in fight against Zionism' - report


Lebanon can sign Abraham Accords once Hezbollah is disarmed, Sunni MP says

“I don't see any reason why we cannot sign peace with Israel,” Makhzoumi said, adding that it was possible for Lebanon to “achieve” membership in the Abraham Accords.

Fouad Makhzoumi, a Sunni billionaire philanthropist and current member of parliament who is running again, poses during an interview with Reuters in Beirut, Lebanon April 28, 2022.

Iran’s Baloch uprising: A rising lever or a strategic illusion? - opinion

The core issue therefore centers not on the raw strength of the Baloch movement alone but on whether it holds attributes that make it a strategic asset major powers can viably invest in.

Family members mourn the death of a relative killed in an attack by Baloch separatists, at a hospital in Quetta on January 31, 2026.

US-Saudi nuclear deal shows the Abraham Accords is a positive incentive - analysis

The full details are not known, and the US Congress will want to know more about this pact. However, the story sheds light on an important issue relating to the Abraham Accords.

People walk by a billboard sponsored by the Coalition for Regional Security calling for the expansion of the Abraham Accords, in Ramat Gan, Israel.

Syria’s missing women: What really happened to Batoul Alloush? - exclusive

Syrian authorities have maintained that the woman voluntarily left her family home and converted of her own free will. Her family, however, contends that she was abducted and is being held by force.

BATOUL SULEIMAN Alloush.

In Somaliland, a Muslim nation calls Israel a friend - opinion

Israel’s recognition of Somaliland opened a historic door. The challenge now is turning goodwill into lasting partnership

Somaliland's President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi signs a guest book, next to Israel's President Isaac Herzog and Israel's first lady Michal Herzog, during his visit to the President's Residence in Jerusalem, June 14.
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Syria's Alawites should embrace 'Zionism,' Israel amid Bundism's failure - opinion

Alawite “Zionism”: A movement of collective self-preservation, self-defense, and cultural revival. Alawite “Bundism”: A movement to embrace assimilation into pan-Arabism.

People from the Alawite sect protest as they demand federalism and an end to what they say is the killing and violations against Alawites, in Latakia, Syria, December 28, 2025

Turkey eyes post-Iran Middle East as regional order shifts - analysis

It’s not clear whether Ankara is posing as a neutral power or seeking to portray itself as similar to most European and NATO powers that also remained outside the war.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accompanied by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, meets with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in Ankara, last April. Ankara is quietly assembling the architecture of permanent regional power, the writer says.

Turkey’s strategy for long-term dominance in the Middle East - opinion

After Assad’s fall, Turkey is quietly building a new sphere of influence across Syria.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accompanied by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, meets with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in Ankara, last April. Ankara is quietly assembling the architecture of permanent regional power, the writer says.

'Israel cannot live without hostility': Turkey warns Israel may target it next

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's remarks came just a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sharply escalated rhetoric by threatening possible military action against the Jewish state.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during an interview with Reuters at the 23rd edition of the annual Doha Forum, in Doha, Qatar, December 6, 2025.

'Turkey is the new Iran': The growing threat Erdogan poses to Israel - analysis

Middle East expert Yoni Ben Menachem warns that behind Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements lies a structured plan to build a new Sunni axis that could replace Iran’s regional role.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, September 1, 2025.