The Israeli military said Friday it was “reinforcing aerial and ground forces” in the occupied Golan Heights in response to sweeping advances by opposition forces in Syria.
In a statement, the military said it was “monitoring developments and is prepared for all scenarios, offensive and defensive alike,” adding that it “will not tolerate any threat near the Israeli border.”
US civil rights groups are warning that an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Monday lays the groundwork for reinstatement of a ban on travelers from predominantly Muslim or Arab countries. The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) said the new order relied on the same statutory authority used to justify Trump’s 2017 travel ban and offered even “wider…
New US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed China’s “dangerous and destabilizing actions in the South China Sea” with his Philippine counterpart on Wednesday and underscored the “ironclad” US defense commitment to Manila. “Secretary Rubio conveyed that (China’s) behavior undermines regional peace and stability and is inconsistent with international law,” the US State Department said in a…
Israel’s defense minister said on Tuesday forces were applying lessons learned in Gaza as a major operation continued in Jenin which the military said was aimed at countering Iranian-backed militant groups in the volatile West Bank city. A military spokesperson declined to give details but said the operation was “relatively similar” to but in a smaller area…
“They offered us oil, but we don’t want oil, we want the institutions and the borders,” the Syrian defense minister said Syria’s defense minister said Wednesday that Damascus was open to talks with Kurdish-led forces on their integration into the national army but stood ready to use force should negotiations fail. “The door to negotiation with the…
The Trump administration has accepted the resignation of the US ambassadors to Jordan and Saudi Arabia, Al Arabiya English has learned. All ambassadors submit their resignations when a new administration takes office, but these two were immediately accepted. Yael Lempert assumed her position in Amman in August 2023 and Michael Ratney became ambassador to Riyadh…
US President Donald Trump designated Yemen’s Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), the White House said in a statement on Wednesday, marking the second time after the Biden administration reversed the decision made in Trump’s first term. The Houthis began attacking US military and commercial vessels in the Red Sea, as well as ships they…
