Iraq
Iraq moves toward state monopoly on arms in major political and security shift
The process of consolidating the state’s monopoly over weapons is accelerating in...
Yemen
Former Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi dies in Riyadh
Former Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi died on May 28 at...
Iraq: influential Shia leader Sadr places his militia under state control
Influential Iraqi Shia leader Moqtada al-Sadr, a nationalist figure long opposed to...
Palestine
Jerusalem: toward Israeli custody over Al-Aqsa mosque?
Regional and international media reports indicate that US–Israeli discussions are underway aimed...
Syria
Syria: Damascus completes its new parliament in the Kurdish northeast
Syria has published the final results of parliamentary elections in several northeastern...
Syria: wave of arrests of former Assad-era security officials
Syrian authorities have announced a series of security operations leading to the...