2. Human Rights

    2021-04-09

    Beijing turns Muslim suffering in Xinjiang into musical melodrama

    The musical film 'The Wings of Songs' is a tasteless attempt by China to try to reframe the regime's well documented abuses against Muslims in Xinjiang -- and no one is buying it.

  3. Analysis

    2021-04-08

    Peaceful Iran? Track record of terrorism and abuse suggests otherwise

    The Iranian regime's hypocrisy is abundantly clear as it touts peace and cites abuses, while at the same time fuels regional conflict and represses its own population.

  4. Security

    2021-04-08

    Duped Syrian job seekers find themselves working for Russian militias

    Thinking they are applying online for a job as a security guard, desperate Syrian youth who accept vaguely described positions have found themselves on the frontlines of foreign-backed conflicts.

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Peaceful Iran? Track record of terrorism and abuse suggests otherwise

The Iranian regime's hypocrisy is abundantly clear as it touts peace and cites abuses, while at the same time fuels regional conflict and represses its own population.

Peaceful Iran? Track record of terrorism and abuse suggests otherwise
  1. Terrorism

    2021-04-08

    'Canary caliph': new details reveal extent of ISIS leader as prison snitch

    While detained in Iraq in 2008, the current ISIS leader was eager to inform on his rivals, providing US forces 'maplike directions' on how to find them, including a top al-Qaeda leader.

  2. Diplomacy

    2021-04-07

    US, Iran officials say negotiations to revive nuclear talks 'constructive'

    A new round of negotiations started in Vienna this week in an attempt to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. Both the US and Iran gave an upbeat assessment of the talks but major obstacles remain.

  3. Terrorism

    2021-04-07

    ISIS abducts 19 in Syria desert as SDF continue crackdown on group

    The Kurdish forces said they had captured 125 suspected ISIS members inside al-Hol camp since the launch of a major security sweep on March 28.

  4. Politics

    2021-04-06

    Hizbullah has taken Lebanon 'hostage', politicians say

    The Iran-backed party is undermining the Lebanese state and international entities and agreements, keeping Lebanon mired in crisis.

  5. Human Rights

    2021-04-06

    New efforts aim to prevent Houthis' ongoing interference in aid distribution

    The Houthis have been tampering with the aid distribution process for years, but now efforts are moving ahead to open aid centres outside areas controlled by the Iran-backed group.

  6. Analysis

    2021-04-05

    Kremlin influence agent Prigozhin faces harsh reality as international fugitive

    'Businessman' Yevgeny Prigozhin is pulling the strings on a number of influence campaigns around the world on behalf of the Kremlin, but the international legal noose is tightening.

  1. Security

    2021-04-02

    Locals voice support for SDF's ongoing anti-ISIS sweep at al-Hol camp

    Asayesh security forces have arrested dozens of ISIS elements during the ongoing operation, including several of the group's leaders.

  2. Human Rights

    2021-04-02

    Rights activists in Moscow urge Russians to recognise Syrian abuses

    The 'overwhelming majority' of interviewees saw Russia as a destructive foreign force whose intervention helped bolster the brutal regime.

  3. Security

    2021-04-01

    Iran bankrolls aggressive drive to recruit vulnerable Syrian youth into militias

    The massive recruitment drive is coupled with cultural and sectarian indoctrination. Those who do not fall into line face death threats and property confiscation.

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  1. Crime & Justice

    2021-04-01

    EU ministers vow Syria 'war criminals' won't go unpunished

    In a joint statement, 18 foreign ministers said their nations are committed to ensuring war criminals and torturers will not go unpunished.

  2. Security

    2021-03-31

    Weakened al-Qaeda in Yemen eyes return as six-year war grinds on

    While the Houthis and government forces are busy fighting for territory, al-Qaeda's Yemen branch is training fighters again, planning and rebuilding relations with local tribes.

  3. Security

    2021-03-31

    Iraqi forces take down 4 IRGC-backed 'death squads', hunt for more

    Such 'death squads' are trained by Iran's IRGC to carry out specific tasks, the foremost of which include silencing anyone who voices opposition to Iran.

  4. Economy

    2021-03-30

    Iran-linked militias grow fat on Iraq customs-evasion cartel profits

    Tampering with paperwork, skipping cargo inspections, allowing in prohibited goods, and importing Iranian produce customs-free: the work of a 'real mafia' that is robbing the Iraqi public.

  5. Terrorism

    2021-03-30

    US offers $10 million for Hizbullah fugitive over al-Hariri killing

    Salim Jamil Ayyash, a senior operative in Hizbullah's Unit 121 assassinations squad, is facing five life sentences for his role in former Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri's killing.

  6. Security

    2021-03-30

    Joint sea exercises in Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman address regional threats

    The GASWEX 21 exercises involving France, Belgium, Japan and the United States come as Iran and its proxies continue to threaten the region.

  7. Politics

    2021-03-29

    Iranians blast regime for 'selling' country in 25-year deal with China

    Tehran continues to keep the details of the deal secret, and observers fear the economic crisis Iran is facing has forced it to sign an unbalanced deal that will empower China.

  8. Security

    2021-03-29

    SDF crack down as ISIS escalates criminal activity, terrorising civilians

    ISIS sleeper cells are terrorising civilians in northeast Syria, resorting to kidnapping, murder, and extortion, while ISIS sympathizers inside al-Hol camp continue to create instability and concern.

  9. Analysis

    2021-03-26

    Guardianship of the Jurist: a theological anomaly empowering dictatorship in Iran

    The idea of absolute power, derived from an interpretation of a theological proposition, has been used to justify autocratic rule in Iran and the spread of 'revolution' across the region.

  10. Economy

    2021-03-25

    Teetering Iranian economy threatens future of Islamic Republic

    Public rage over economic and living conditions has reached a boiling point as Iranian leaders continue to spend lavishly on proxy wars and military weaponry.

  11. Human Rights

    2021-03-25

    Foreign governments urged to retrieve citizens from Syria's al-Hol

    Human Rights Watch said governments must repatriate citizens linked to ISIS from Kurdish-run camps in north-eastern Syria, warning of dire consequences if nothing is done.

  12. Security

    2021-03-24

    'ISIS Hunters' belies mercenaries' true intent: to protect Russian interests in Syria

    The Kremlin is eager to depict the group as a terrorism fighting outfit, but in reality it has close ties with the Wagner Group, and its primary mission is to guard Russia's oil and gas interests in Syria.

  13. Security

    2021-03-23

    Iranian missiles flood eastern Syria via secret smuggling routes in Iraq

    Smugglers take secret routes to avoid detection, driving their trucks through the valleys and desert hills, and using old ISIS tunnels, to supply the growing colony of Iran-backed militias.

  14. Security

    2021-03-23

    Houthis reject Saudi peace initiative aimed at ending Yemen war

    Some observers say the reason for the Houthis' immediate dismissal was due to Iran seeing the situation in Yemen as a bargaining chip to implement its own regional agenda.

  15. Analysis

    2021-03-22

    Iran's obstinacy leads to growing clout of Israel in Middle East

    While Iran continues to fund regional instability and be unwilling to negotiate on its nuclear programme, the Arab world is getting closer together, and Israel is moving in.