The first humanitarian convoy has delivered more than ten tonnes of aid to the de-escalation zone in Eastern Ghouta, a spokesman for the Russian center for reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria told TASS on Tuesday.

The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement says its battle to eliminate members of the foreign-sponsored and Takfiri Jabhat Fatah al-Sham – previously known as the Nusra Front – militant group from the Syria-Lebanon border is 85 percent complete as it is continuing its campaign to take their last remaining footholds on the frontier.

Selon l`agence de presse SANA, les avions de combat de l’Armée de l`air syrienne ont frappé dimanche les positions de Daesh à la périphérie de la ville du Nord-est syrien, Deir ez-Zor, située à 450 km à l`est de la capitale Damas.

Les politiciens israéliens auraient pu prévoir que les nouvelles mesures de sécurité à al-Aqsa alimenteraient la violence ; au lieu de cela, ils ont joué la carte de la politique interne. Or il se peut qu’ils ne puissent contenir les événements

Der ägyptische Außenminister Sameh Shoukry und die EU-Außenbeauftragte Federica Mogherini haben bei einer Zusammenkunft über die Entwicklungen im Nahen Osten, die Katar-Krise und den Kampf gegen den Terrorismus gesprochen.

... The Russian Foreign Minister says that Kurds—like all other peoples in the world—have the right to express their aspirations and that the referendum they have decided to hold in September is the means to do so. Meanwhile, he suggests, that that process and its outcome must be implemented peacefully, adding that Moscow is willing to help both Baghdad and Erbil in a way that would respect both sides. ...

The United States wants to stay in Iraq, against the wishes of Iraq`s leaders, in order to prevent a growing alliance between Iraq with both Iran and Syria. If America was so worried about this, they could have simply left Saddam Hussein in power.

Head of rights group CARE raises famine alarm, while Red Cross warns that 600,000 could contract cholera in 2017.

Der ehemalige irakische Ministerpräsident Nuri al-Maliki sagt, es liege nicht im Interesse der USA, im Irak Militärbasen zu errichten. Die irakische Gesellschaft sei gegen diese Basen. Die Amerikaner seien als Invasoren gekommen und würden als Invasoren wieder gehen.... Überdies trage die Obama-Regierung den Großteil der Verantwortung für die Entstehung des IS.

Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the Russian General Staff Col. Gen. Sergei Rudskoy said that there were 1.5 times fewer ceasefire violations in Syria in the three weeks of July as compared with the same period in June.

Iraqi vice-president Maliki said Monday that Baghdad would like to see serious Russian military and political presence in the country.

Syrian governmental forces are successfully advancing against the Daesh terror group (outlawed in Russia) in the direction of As Sukhnah, a key town en route to besieged government-held Deir ez-Zor, Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the Russian General Staff Col. Gen. Sergei Rudskoy said Monday.

Deux Palestiniens ont trouvé la mort dans des affrontements avec les forces de l`ordre israéliennes près de Jérusalem, au lendemain de violences meurtrières provoquées par les nouvelles mesures de sécurité à l`entrée de l`esplanade des Mosquées.

The Syrian Armed Forces carry on a full-scale military operation to reach the eastern city of Deir Ezzor amid intensifying battles against the Islamic State.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry says its embassy security guard, who killed two Jordanians in the city of Amman, has diplomatic immunity under the Vienna Convention in response to Jordan demanding an investigation.

Islamic hospital in occupied East Jerusalem calls on international organizations to intervene to protect the hospital from raids by Israeli security forces, "roaming Hospital corridors under the pretext of looking for injured Palestinians."

A video showing a Sputnik correspondent of the Arab news desk Sara Nureddin coming under fire on Sunday in Iraqi Mosul was released on the Sputnik website.

The protest was held in a show of support for Literature professor Nuriye Gulmen, 35, and primary school teacher Semih Ozakca, 28, who were arrested about two months ago for going on hunger strike after being fired as part of Ankara’s public sector purge following a failed military coup.

According media reports, two Jordanians were killed and one Israeli seriously injured in the Sunday incident which occurred outside the Israeli embassy, located in the city’s Rabiyeh neighborhood.

According to the Tiger Forces’ official page, the Syrian Arab Army liberated the villages of Al-Dakhilah, Bir Al-Sabkhawi, and Al-Sabkhawi in Al-Raqqa’s southeastern countryside today.

... units of the army established control over a number of strategic points and hills to the north of al-Hil oil field in Palmyra countryside and killed a number of ISIS terrorists. ...

Army units, in cooperation with the Lebanese resistance and Internal Security Forces, established full control over Jroud Fleiteh in al-Qalamoun al-Gharabi area in Damascus Countryside after eliminating the last gatherings of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization in it.

In retaliation for the Saudi’s ongoing aggression against Yemen, Yemeni forces have targeted an Aramco Saudi oil refinery in Yanbu province with a long-range ballistic missile.

Der Krieg in Syrien hat vielen Frauen die Ehemänner, Väter und Söhne genommen. Die staatliche Tabakorganisation hat ein ehrgeiziges Projekt in Angriff genommen, um die Betroffenen von wirtschaftlicher Not zu befreien

Drei Löwen, zwei Tiger, zwei Asiatische Schwarzbären und zwei Hyänen gerettet. Die internationale Tierschutzorganisation VIER PFOTEN hat gemeinsam mit Sicherheitsexperten neun zurückgelassene Tiere aus einem Zoo im Krisengebiet um die syrische Stadt Aleppo evakuiert... Unterstützt wird die herausfordernde VIER PFOTEN Rettungsaktion durch eine Großspende von dem Amerikaner Eric Margolis.

Memri TV cite un manifestant qui déclare : « Tout le monde ici comprend que la décision du tribunal était politique et n’avait aucun fondement légal. La preuve en est que tous à Jafr, tous les témoins, ont vu que l’affrontement a opposé les Américains à l’Armée syrienne libre qu’ils entraînaient. »

Like a deer caught in the headlight on the median of the highway at night, South Block stands paralysed as the crisis in the Gulf hurtles down uncontrollably. There is no sign of diplomatic initiative at a critical juncture when the GCC, the anchor sheet of regional politics for the past 36 years, seems unravelling.

Pour la première fois – du moins officiellement - des combats entre milices chrétiennes se sont produits à Baghdeda, dans la région de Qaraqosh – à l’est de Mossoul - le 15 juillet dernier. Responsables : les Unités de protection de la plaine de Ninive (NPU) – financées par des Assyriens résidant aux Etats-Unis et dans le monde - qui ont arrêté 6 membres des Brigades de Babylone – autre milice chrétienne mais qui fait partie des Hachd al-Chaabi

Laut Jewish News Service haben die israelischen Streitkräfte (IDF, Tsahal) mehr als 4.000 verletzten Syrern geholfen, darunter mehr als 500 Kindern. ... Die Mitteilungen von den IDF scheinen für internen Gebrauch bestimmt zu sein, um die wegen der Unterstützung der Dschihadisten besorgte Bevölkerung von Tel Aviv zu beruhigen.

Gestern. Videoaufnahmen bei Tempelberg und Al-Aqsa Moschee.

A court in Turkey has reissued arrest warrants for four human rights activists who had been released on probation earlier this week.

Al-Rahman Legion (Faylaq Al-Rahman) armed opposition group in Syria`s Eastern Ghouta did not sign the new de-escalation agreement, according to a source.

The Army Air Force conducted on Saturday a number of airstrikes against dens and positions of the ISIS terrorists in the eastern countryside of Homs central province.

Der irakische Nachrichtensender Sumaria News hat heute gemeldet, dass der saudische König Salman bald zurücktreten wird, damit sein Sohn und Nachfolger Muhammad bin Salman an die Macht kommt.

Die israelische Zeitung Haaretz hat die Meldung veröffentlicht, dass der Außenminister der Arabischen Emirate Scheich Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan ein geheimes Treffen mit dem israelischen Ministerpräsidenten Benjamin Netanjahu über Iran hatte.

Syrische Parlamentsabgeordneten haben am Donnerstag mit einer Mehrheit für die Absetzung der Parlamentspräsidentin Hadiyya Abbas gestimmt.

Der saudische König, Salman bin Abdalaziz, hat am Donnerstagabend die Gründung einer neuen Sicherheitsorganisation angeordnet.

The agreements on functioning of Eastern Ghouta de-escalation zone in Syria have been signed, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Saturday.

Three Israelis have been killed and one wounded in a stabbing attack at the Israeli settlement of Halamish in the West Bank late Friday, rescue services report.

The Palestine Authority is freezing all contacts with Israel over the Jerusalem holy site dispute and the violence which broke out in the past days, president of the authority Mahmoud Abbas has announced.

Comme chacun le sait, le mouvement de rébellion de la population syrienne, depuis 2011, contre son gouvernement était totalement sincère et spontané, et quiconque ose émettre une hypothèse contraire, par exemple un jeu d’influences étrangères pour casser un État souverain jugé trop proche de l’Iran, et une armée nationale un peu trop forte face à l’ami Israël, est un complotiste négationniste, affilié à la fachosphère.

Back by pro-government tribal fighters, the SAA’s Tiger Forces dashed across eastern Raqqa and captured the neighboring towns of Dalha and Al-Aukarishi, thus reaching the Euphrates River in one of its largest single advances in 2017.

Hundreds of residents of Deir Hafer returned to their towns and villages in the eastern countryside of Aleppo after the Syrian army has completed clearance operations of landmines and explosive devices where the terrorist groups planted before they were expelled.

The Syrian army and resistance fighters with Lebanon’s resistance movement have launched a joint operation against Takfiri militant groups in border areas between the two countries.

According to the military source, the Syrian Arab Army secured the perimeter around the northeastern perimeter of the Al-Sonbol Station in the ‘Ayn Tarma Triangle, destroying two Faylaq Al-Rahman trenches in the area.

Le rideau est tombé en Syrie. Le principal commanditaire de la guerre vient de se dévoiler publiquement: Tel Aviv s’oppose avec une extrême véhémence aux efforts américains et russes visant à imposer des zones d’apaisement en Syrie sous prétexte que cela renforcerait la présence militaire iranienne près de ses frontières…

Cité par FarsNews, l`agence de presse Ara News confirme l`arrivée, ces dernières heures de plus 400 militaires russes dans la province de Deraa où ils ont pour mission de surveiller le cessez-le-feu. La trêve a été conclue entre les États-Unis, la Russie et la Jordanie, sur le dos d`Israël qui a exprimé à plus d`une reprise son mécontentement.

"Putin hat gewonnen" - Nicht jeder in der Regierung Trump ist mit diesem Schritt einverstanden. Nach Informationen der Washington Post hat US-Präsident Trump beschlossen, das verdeckte CIA-Programm zur Bewaffnung und Ausbildung von syrischen Milizen, die Assad stürzen wollten, zu beenden.

The ceasefire in southern Syria negotiated by Russia and the US was a major buzz-kill for Tel Aviv. According to Israel`s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the ceasefire is unacceptable because it "perpetuates Iran’s military presence in Syria".

Die Regierung in Kuwait hat das Büro des iranischen Kulturattaches in Kuwait- Stadt schließen lassen.

The army soldiers regained control of the hills near al-Sukhnah-Tawinan road and imposed control over al-Mujbal region, 8km away from al-Sukhnah, after clashes with the ISIL in Eastern Homs.

Hamad ben Khalifa Al-Thani, ancien émir du Qatar et père de l’émir actuel, a repris en coulisse la direction des affaires et demandé à son cousin, Hamad ben Jassem Al-Thani, de rentrer au Qatar.

Young couples snap selfies and picnic on the banks of the Tigris River at sunset, celebrating the gradual return to normal life after the Islamic State’s brutally oppressive three-year reign. In a village 30 kilometers south of Mosul, the liberation has a darker side. Um Ali, a 50-year-old widow with kind but tired eyes, can’t get to sleep at night. “There have been grenade attacks,” she said.

Der illegale Krieg gegen den Iran 1953, genauer gesagt gegen den demokratisch gewählten Präsidenten Mossadegh, bildet die Blaupause für zahlreiche spätere CIA-Interventionen... Z.B. in Guatemala für die United Fruit, die große US-Bananenfirma (heute Chiquita Blut-Bananen).

New Guidelines Still Center on Muzzling Al-Jazeera

Israel’s military says the Tel Aviv regime plans to build a new field hospital in Syria to treat what it generally named patients amid international concerns over the regime’s support for the Takfiri militants fighting in the Arab country.

U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson is angry that Saudi Arabia and the UAE rejected his efforts to calm down their spat with Qatar. His revenge, and a threat of more serious measures, comes in the form of a WaPo "leak" - UAE orchestrated hacking of Qatari government sites, sparking regional upheaval, according to U.S. intelligence officials

Es ist „verrückt“, wie die Europäische Union die Regierung in Israel behandelt, kritisierte der israelische Premierminister Benjamin Netanjahu scharf. Eine Mikrofon-Panne beim Treffen mit dem ungarischen Präsidenten Viktor Orban machte die massive EU-Kritik publik.

The Syrian Air Force on Wednesday killed a number of ISIS terrorists and destroyed their vehicles in al-Shindakhiyeh al-Shamaliyeh and Um Tweineh in the eastern countryside of Homs province, according to a military source.

Thus far today, the Tiger Forces have liberated the town of al-Ramiylan, the al-Ramiylan dam, some fifteen oil and water wells 10 kilometers to the east of Dabiysan as well as the Number 1 and Number 2 Dabiysan pumping stations.

Nothing new here for anyone aware of ground zero in Palestine or has been awake the past 50 years, but footage of some heart-wrenching scenes reminds us all that there are real people behind the daily headlines and statistics.

After 10 years of Israeli siege, the United Nations says Gaza is effectively unlivable.

Syrian government troops are inching their way towards the long-standing Islamic State stronghold of Al-Suknah after securing another advance in this direction on Wednesday afternoon.

In a latest display of Turkish anger at US policy in Syria, the state news agency divulged the locations of 10 US military bases and outposts in Northern Syria where Washington is leading military operations against the ISIL group in its de facto capital of Raqqa.

Das syrische Außenministerium hat die neuen europäischen Sanktionen gegen Syrien als im Einklang mit der Unterstützung des Westens für die Terroristen bezeichnet.

Ein lokales Komitee für Wohnungsbau im besetzten al-Quds hat am Dienstag die Baugenehmigung für mehr als 900 neue Wohnungen in israelischen Siedlungen in der Nachbarschaft von al-Quds (Jerusalem) verabschiedet.

Im Streit mit Katar bleibt Mohammed Bin Salman ohne Erfolg. Ein Video macht nun auf seine Art auf die Grenzen der saudischen Kontrollpolitik aufmerksam. Man kann das einen "Körpertreffer" nennen. Die Bilder einer jungen Frau, die unverschleiert im Minirock durch die Gassen eines saudi-arabischen Dorfes mitten in Wahhabistan schlendert, dürften eine wuchtige Wirkung haben

Une première dans l’histoire de la presse arabe, un site d’information à capitaux saoudiens, Elaph, a réalisé une interview en deux parties, à Tel-Aviv, avec l’ancien ministre de la Défense israélien Moshe Yaalon, bourreau des Palestiniens et des Libanais. Un pas qui prélude certainement à d’autres initiatives pour accélérer le processus de normalisation en cours entre la monarchie et l’entité sioniste.

Under Prime Minister Netanyahu, Israel continues to become more and more intolerant both in its treatment of Palestinians and its attitude toward more liberal tendencies in Judaism, as ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar explains.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Federation Council, Konstantin Kosachev have both made their feelings known. Both agree that Israel has no real argument to make against the ceasefire and accompanying de-escalation zones.

This announcement comes after the Syrian Arab Army declared the towns of Souran, Taybat Al-Imam, Ma’ardes, Kawkab, and Ma’an clear of mines and IEDs.

Ceasefire only works if agreed to by all or at least most combatants, especially the most important ones – not the case in Syria.

Der Nationale Sicherheitsrat der Türkei hat am Sonntag den Ausnahmezustand im Land, der am 19. Juli ausläuft, zum fünften Mal verlängert.

Experten aus den USA, Russland und Israel werden sich bald in Wien treffen, um über die Errichtung von Sicherheitszonen im Südwesten Syriens zu beraten.

The Syrian Air Force carried out a number of airstrikes during the past few hours targeting ISIS gatherings and fortifications in the surroundings of Deir Ezzor Airport, Damen Battalion, al-Junieneh village, al-Kamanat crossing, and the neighborhoods of al-Hamidiyeh and al-Sinaa in Deir Ezzor city and its surroundings.

Als Stimmen aus Russland, China, aber auch aus Bloggerkreisen, dringend davor warnten, 2011 mit einem Luftkrieg die Infrastruktur Libyens zu zerstören und Oberst Gaddafi zu stürzen, schrien nicht nur die bekannten Protagonisten von "Bomben für Demokratie" auf und verleumdeten die Warner als Diktatorenfreunde...

Des visées "inacceptables"

374 industrial facilities have gradually resumed production in al-Sheikh Najjar industrial area providing more than 1200 job opportunities, said Hazem Ajjan, Manager of al-Sheikh Najjar Industrial City in Aleppo.

Turkey and its allies among the Syrian rebel forces have intensified attacks on Syrian Kurdish fighters in northwest Syria as Turkey`s buildup continues.

Army units reestablished control over al-Deilaa oil field in the southwestern countryside of Raqqa after eliminating the remaining gatherings of ISIS terrorists in it.

US Increasingly Seen Setting Down Roots in North Syria

According to Russia`s top diplomat, Moscow and Washington carried out preparatory work on a ceasefire in southern Syria with all parties concerned, including Israel

Une question taraude l’esprit : quelle est donc cette force invisible qui cherche visiblement et méthodiquement la destruction des monuments historiques arabes, des usines, des musées, des universités, des bibliothèques, des écoles, des centres de recherche, des ponts, des lieux de culte, des infrastructures étatiques, et de tout ce qui pourrait encore témoigner d’une civilisation authentique en Libye, au Yémen, en Syrie et en Irak ?

Listening to political debates or reading media coverage about the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, you could be forgiven for not realizing that Israel is also occupying the Syrian Golan Heights.

When taxi and bus drivers take journalists into Syria via the Beirut-Damascus Highway these days, there`s a common greeting that has become a kind of local tradition as the drivers pull into their Damascus area destinations. They confidently tell their passengers: "welcome to the real Syria."

SANA reporter in Homs said that 153 persons from the northern countryside of Homs and a number of Homs city’s neighborhoods have had their legal status settled after they turned themselves in and handed over their arms to the authorities.

The Syrian Arab Army on Sunday destroyed ISIS gatherings and fortifications in the surroundings of the Panorama and al-Hamidiyeh neighborhood in Deir Ezzor city, and in the village of al-Bghiliyeh in the western countryside.

Tens of thousands of people have descended on the streets of Turkey’s largest city Istanbul, celebrating victory and commemorating the victims of last year’s botched coup attempt which triggered a massive opposition crackdown across the country.

Ganz Israel ist reingefallen. Die Linke, die Rechte und das Zentrum. Alle Zeitungen und Fernsehsender ohne Ausnahme.

Wie die kurdischen Volksverteidigungskräfte in die von den USA gestellte Falle getappt sind

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian made the remarks in a joint press conference with his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in the Qatari capital, Doha, on Saturday in an attempt to heal the month-long rift in the Persian Gulf region.

The latest tourist attraction created by Israelis has taken guests by storm. Those visiting Israel are now able to enter an illegal settlement in the West Bank, where they’re offered the ultimate Israeli experience pretending to be a soldier shooting “terrorist” Palestinians in a new simulator.

Selon la chaîne de télévision du Kurdistan irakien Rudaw, la Russie a demandé aux miliciens kurdes, opérant en Syrie, de se retirer des villes du nord de la province d’Alep.

En plusieurs semaines, les deux offensives « Aube 1 et 2″ ont réussi à éloigner les forces US déployées sur les frontières avec la Jordanie, d’une part, et les Kurdes et les terroristes de Daech à Raqqa, de l’autre.

Army units re-established control over a number of villages and oil fields in the southern countryside of Raqqa and western countryside of Deir Ezzor.

Mehr als 7.300 Soldaten, Polizisten und Ministeriumsmitarbeiter sind kurz vor dem Jahrestag des Putschversuchs in der Türkei entlassen worden, berichtet die Zeitung "Hürriyet" unter Berufung auf ein am Freitag veröffentlichtes Dekret.

Saudi-Arabien könnte katarischen Beamten erstmals nach Ausbruch der diplomatischen Krise die Rückkehr in das Generalsekretariat des Golfkooperationsrates erlauben. Bei Ausbruch des Disputs hatte Riad alle Diplomaten Katars ausgewiesen.

Einem jüngsten Bericht des UN-Kinderhilfswerkes Unicef zufolge sind in der nordirakischen Stadt Mossul rund 650.000 Kinder brutaler Gewalt ausgesetzt.

Où en est Israël aujourd’hui ? Comment comprendre les gesticulations diplomatiques autour du spectre d’un « État palestinien » ? Où va la lutte pour la libération de la Palestine ? Pour répondre à ces questions, l’illustre historien marxiste Perry Anderson brosse un tableau complet de la politique israélienne depuis les accords d’Oslo.

The Syrian Air Force carried out on Friday sorties against gatherings and movements of ISIS terrorists in the countryside of Raqqa and Hama, inflicting them heavy losses upon their ranks and equipment.

Heavily supported by paramilitary contingents including Lebanese Hezbollah, the SAA imposed full control over the strategic high-points of Rajm Al-Arnab, Bir Mahroutha and Ard Jaleghm along with the nearby Abu Khashbeh dam.

A shooting incident in the Old City of Jerusalem al-Quds has left at least three Palestinians and two Israeli police officers dead.

Jordan`s Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Raed Khaza`leh said that the role of cooperation between Jordan, Russia and the United States, and coordination between Russia and Jordan, should be aimed at "supporting Jordan`s point of view on solution of this conflict."

Syrian Kurds claim to be fighting against terror as they strive for autonomy, a goal that they have yet to achieve even after decades of effort. But their efforts are being co-opted by Western powers that are using them to achieve their own ends in the Middle East.

Depuis la malencontreuse naissance d’Israël au Moyen-Orient, les États-Unis ont tout fait pour éviter à Tel-Aviv une implication directe dans les conflits qu’ils déclenchent dans la région. Les plans de paix Israël/Palestine n’ont jamais visé à offrir la paix aux Palestiniens, mais à dépouiller ces derniers de ce qui faisait leur force, leurs capacités à combattre militairement Israël.

Saudi Ambassador to Algeria Sami Bin Abdullah Salih referred to Hamas as a “terrorist organization” in an interview with an Algerian newspaper.

The Syrian Air Force carried out a series of airstrikes against positions and gatherings of the ISIS terrorists in Deir Ezzor.

Despite the spits and spurts of World War Three, it seems the United States (at least part of the establishment) and Russia are beginning to move toward a cooling of their approaches to the Syrian crisis.

Hezbollah leader welcomes the liberation of Mosul from ISIS, accuses the United States of creating the jihadist group.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson left Qatar on Thursday with no breakthrough reported in resolving the month-long dispute, which pits the Saudi-led Arab quartet against Qatar.

Pro-government forces succeeded in liberating the villages of Um Tuwaynah, al-Hardaneh and al-Qatshiyah, which are located directly south of the Salamiyah-Ethriyah Highway and northeast of the village of Mabujah.

So far the Tiger Forces, since storming ISIS positions south of Resafa, have managed to capture a number of key oil well areas from the terrorist group along the road to al-Sukhnah, including B’ir Aykawi.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is due to make an unexpected return visit to Doha on Thursday, as his efforts to end the Gulf crisis failed to yield any results.

US Secretary of State will visit Qatar on Thursday for meetings with top officials after visiting Saudi Arabia, according to the US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson left Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after talks with foreign ministers of the four anti-Qatar countries on the month-long dispute among Gulf states, with no announcement released so far.

The army reestablished full control over al-Heil oil field, 17 km south of al-Sukhna city in the eastern countryside of Homs, a military source announced on Wednesday.

A missile factory currently being built by Iran in Lebanon will be 50 meters below the ground and fortified against Israeli airstrikes, according to a report by the French media outlet Intelligence Online.

Es gibt eine gewisse Ironie in der Krise, die den Golf-Kooperationsrat (GCC) plagt, nachdem Saudi-Arabien Katar zum Paria gestempelt hat. Die entstandene Pattsituation hat das Potenzial, die Region in eine völlig neue geopolitische Einheit umzuwandeln.

Bahrain would like to expand military cooperation with Russia and calls on Moscow to be more actively present in the Persian Gulf region, Bahrain`s Ambassador to Russia Ahmed Saati said Wednesday.

As Israel joins Saudi Arabia in its anti-Iran/anti-Shiite project, the fate of the Palestinians has been pushed down the ranks of Mideast priorities, but the fight against this injustice will not end, says John Pilger.

The secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement says the US created the Daesh terrorists and gave regional states the green light to fund and support the Takfiri militant group.

Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani on Monday sent a letter to Secretary General of the GCC Abdul Latif Bin Rashid Al Zayani, setting his country`s conditions so as not to withdraw from the GCC.

US-Außenminister Rex Tillerson und der Emir von Kuwait Scheich Sabah al-Ahmad al-Dschabir as-Sabah haben am Montag in Kuwait über die Katar-Krise gesprochen.

Conseil de coopération du Golfe. Trente-six ans après sa création, le monde assiste, médusé, à l’effondrement de cet échafaudage régional avec la guéguerre entre Doha et Riyad, associée à Aboud Dhabi et Manama. Le CCG s’avère une coquille aussi vide que celui de la Ligue arabe ou de l’Uma.

The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is rolling through the eastern suburbs of Damascus, capturing several points from the Islamist rebels of Faylaq Al-Rahman.

After one week of battling the Islamic State for control of the al-Hayl gas field, pro-government forces have managed to secure the energy complex from the jihadist organization.

It is unrealistic of Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries, which last month cut ties with Qatar, to expect that the Doha-based emirate will fulfill all their demands, according to a senior adviser to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

The sources said that a group of locals attacked the so-called “al-Hisba Headquarters” in al-Hajin town in the eastern countryside, killing a terrorist and injuring two.

The United Kingdom’s High Court has ruled in favor of the British government to allow the continuation of arms sales to Saudi Arabia, despite widespread concerns over breaches of international humanitarian law in the Saudi-led bombing campaign in Yemen. In a legal challenge led by London-based organization Campaign Against the Arms Trade, two senior judges ruled on Monday that the government “was not irrational or unlawful” in its decision to approve export licenses to the Arab kingdom.

Josh Walker Fought Against ISIS. He Almost Got Killed. Now He’s Charged With Terrorism. Walker, a 26-year-old student from Wales in the United Kingdom, was in Syria volunteering with the People’s Protection Units, or YPG, a Kurdish-led militia that has been a leading force in the ground battle against the Islamic State. Back in Britain police could put him in prison for ten years.

A rare moment of agreement with very different goals.

Over 200 families will be returning to the Al-Wa’er District of Homs City after spending two months in Turkish-occupied Jarabulus.

The source added that the restored areas are: Deir al-Nasrani, Rajm al-Baqar, Tuloul Salman, Tuloul al-Fadieen, Tal Asfar, Asheihib, Tuloul Asheihib al-Shamali and Tuloul Asheihib al-Janoubi, al-Maftara, Tal al-Maftara, Shinwan, al-Sakia, al-Qassr, Tal Banat Ba’eer, Khirbet Saad and Tal Saad.

L’Iran, la Syrie et l’Irak croient que les USA et Israël s’organisent pour tirer parti des Kurdes en Syrie et en Irak. Les pays de la région croient qu’il est prématuré de déclarer l’indépendance du Kurdistan, qui ne fera qu’accroître leurs graves difficultés.

The US Secretary of State has lauded the courage of the Turkish people who defended their country and democracy during last year’s military coup attempt, which Ankara pinned on the followers of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen.

Yemen’s army and popular committee forces have taken a strategic mountain in the province of Jawf from Saudi-backed mercenaries.

The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a powerful attack in the northern countryside of the Al-Sweida Governorate, today, targeting Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s positions east of the Khalkhalah Airport.

Qatar’s Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani launched the Central Committee to seek Compensation for the four-nation siege imposed on Qatar, today in Doha.

Reports have just come in from the front in eastern Homs that the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies, in their ongoing advance towards the strategic town of al-Sukhnah, have captured most of a key mountain chain which overlooks areas of the al-Hayl gas field that have thus far eluded their control.

An Israeli settler has reportedly run over and injured a pregnant Palestinian woman in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.

Unterstützt von der russischen Luftwaffe übernimmt die SAA die Kontrolle über Al Hail (Video in arabisch, aber die Bilder sprechen für sich)

Army and Armed Forces units thwarted an attack by ISIS terrorists on military posts in the eastern countryside of Homs province, killing scores of them and injuring others.

Des photos récentes des soldats de la Garde républicaine, force d’élite de l’Armée arabe syrienne, en plein combat rapproché, contre les militants islamistes dans le district d’Ayn Tarma, près de Damas. Les images montrent les soldats de la Garde républicaine prenant d’assaut un immeuble fortement fortifié par les terroristes (en dessous).

Le ministère qatari de l’Intérieur a fait part de la formation d’un comité central pour recevoir les plaintes et les demandes d’indemnisation formulées aux pays qui avaient imposé un embargo au Qatar.

Il n’est jamais trop tôt pour apprendre aux enfants à tuer. C’est en tous cas ce que paraissent estimer les colons qui peuplent Yakir, une colonie juive de “Samarie”, c’est-à-dire la moitié nord de la Cisjordanie occupée.

A military source declared on Saturday morning that the army regained control over Jbab Hamad village in the eastern countryside of Homs central province, after eliminating the last gatherings of the ISIS terrorists there.

DEBKAfile, site proche du milieu du renseignement de l’armée israélienne, revient sur le feu vert russe à l’Iran pour qu’il accueille le sixième round des pourparlers syro-syriens

„Buchstäblich heute haben in der jordanischen Hauptstadt Amman Experten Russlands, der USA und Jordaniens ihre Arbeit beendet“, so Lawrow. ... Zunächst wird die Militärpolizei für die Sicherheit sorgen – allerdings in der Koordination mit den USA und Jordanien.

The US and Russia have agreed on a ceasefire in southwest Syria, set to take effect on July 9 at noon Damascus time, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has announced.

Des unités spéciales de la police militaire russe équipées d’armes légères seront déployées dans les zones de désescalade en Syrie, afin d`y garantir la sécurité, selon le représentant spécial du président russe pour la Syrie.

Le journal russe Pravda revient dans l’un de ses récents articles sur la perspective de ce qu’il qualifie de « plus que probable confrontation Israël/Iran en Syrie »

“In order to support the peace process and the national reconciliations, the cessation of hostilities in the southern region (Daraa, Quneitra and Sweida) has been extended till the end of 8/7/2017,” said the Army’s General Command in a statement issued on Thursday.

Le crash mardi d’un drone israélien à Quneitra aussitôt après son entrée dans le ciel syrien et le tir des missiles en direction des cibles militaires constituent un avertissement : les règles du jeu changent dans un sens de plus en plus imprévisible pour Israël.

Anscheinend bereiten sich die Jobar-Zamalka-Irbin-Douma-Terroristen auf eine größere Giftgas-Aktion vor. Innerhalb weniger Tage brachten die Jobar-Terroristen Fake-Inszenierungen, die alle nicht überzeugten, aber als Auftakt zu einem großen Anschlag durch die Ghouta-Terroristen gewertet werden können.

Inspired by such incitement, Jewish settlers killed several Palestinians in West Bank

Der palästinensische Regierungssprecher hat die neue Resolution der UN-Organisation für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur (UNESCO) gegen den Besitzanspruch des israelischen Regimes in al-Quds (Jerusalem) begrüßt.

Der US-Präsident, Donald Trump, hat am Mittwoch bei einem Telefongespräch mit seinem ägyptischen Amtskollegen, Abdel fattah al-Sisi, die Krise in Katar erörtert.

Und wieder geht der tägliche Terror in Syrien weiter. Erneut hat sich ein "moderater Rebell" in die Luftgesprengt an einer Busstation. Ein weiteres Mal wurden Zivilisten zum Ziel westlich finanzierter, mit Waffen hochgerüsteter Terroristen. ...Chlorin-Giftgas-FAKE NEWS in Vorbereitung.

Gegen Putin wird gehetzt, die Hisbollah, welche die Kehlen-und Kopfabschneider bekämpft, werden als Terroristen bezeichnet und von isrelischen IOF-Schergen und deren Proxys ermordet, die Menschenschächter von FSA-Al-Kaida werden als moderate Rebellen bezeichnet. So sieht sie aus die Moral der westlichen Wertegemeinschaft

Russland will Militärpolizei in den vereinbarten Deeskalationszonen in Syrien stationieren.

Der irakische Ministerpräsident Haider al-Abadi hat den Wiederaufbau der vom IS befreiten Gebiete Mossuls und die Wiederherstellung der Sicherheit dieser Gebiete angeordnet.

Die ägyptische Regierung hat eine geplante Reise des Chefs der Palästinensischen Autonomiebehörde, Mahmud Abbas, ohne Angabe von Gründen widerrufen.

Zum ersten Mal seit der Katar-Krise hat sich ein Mitglied der Regierung in Doha zu dem Forderungskatalog von vier arabischen Ländern geäußert.

Moskau und die Arabische Liga (AL) halten es für notwendig, die gegenwärtige Krise in den Beziehungen zwischen Katar und den vier arabischen Ländern, Saudi-Arabien, Ägypten, Bahrain und den Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate(VAE), durch Dialog zu lösen.

Israel says that it plans to give the greenlight on 800 new settler units in East Jerusalem al-Quds by the end of next month.

Saudi whistle-blower Mujtahid, who is believed to be a member of or have a well-connected source in the royal family, revealed that the country`s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will not participate in the G20 summit after recent concerns grew about an imminent coup against him and his father in Riyadh.

Ist Syrien auf dem Weg zum Frieden oder zur militärischen Eskalation durch die USA? Nach den Vereinbarungen von Astana zwischen Russland, Iran und der Türkei zeichnete sich in den letzten Monaten ein Hoffnungsschimmer für ein Ende des Krieges in Syrien ab.

Robert Ford: «Les États-Unis peuvent difficilement faire face à l’Iran en Syrie. Il est probable qu’ils se retireront, comme ils se sont retirés du Liban, en 1983, et de l’Irak, il y a dix ans».

La Russie va acheminer des soldats pour sécuriser les abords des «zones de désescalade» en Syrie. Le déploiement des militaires russes se fera dans deux ou trois semaines suivant la finalisation d`accords avec la Turquie et l`Iran.

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Saudi Arabia’s Interior Minister says a police officer been killed and three others injured in a “terrorist act” in the kingdom’s oil-rich and Shia-populated Qatif region in Eastern Province.

India imports over 65 percent of its gas from Qatar. Any confrontation or uncertainty in Qatar could have serious adverse implications for India. Beyond a point, India cannot afford not to act.

The sources referred to a state of tension between the so-called “security officials” and the “Islamic police” of ISIS in most areas in the western countryside of Deir Ezzor. The tension followed the arrest of one of the senior leaders within ISIS “Moussa al-Hassan”, whose followers later raided the headquarters of the “police” where they killed one there and captured another.

Gulf Arab nations need to re-evaluate the social contract between the rulers and the people. This is all the more urgent in light of an oil-free future that would necessitate significant cutbacks in the lavish welfare policies that these countries offer their citizens. Thus, Gulf Arab nations would do well to stop being in denial, face realities and address fundamental socio-political issues that plague their societies.

Saad Sherida al-Kaabi, the head of Qatar Petroleum, told a press conference on Tuesday that the emirate intends to raise production to 100 million tonnes of natural gas a year by 2024.

Le Qatar, qui tente depuis hier soir d’apporter une réponse finale aux treize propositions formulées par l’Arabie Saoudite, les Emirats arabes unis, l’Egypte et le Bahreïn pour essayer de parvenir à un dénouement de cette crise, à travers une levée du blocus économique et diplomatique que lui impose le groupe des trois pays du Conseil de coopération du Golfe plus l’Egypte, n’a nullement l’intention de se plier aux exigences du groupe.

The Middle East is once again becoming the arena of confrontation between two most powerful forces. Emmanuel Le Roy, a famous French political scientist, president of the humanitarian movement "Save the Children of Donbass," gave us an interview and told who is inflaming a war in the Middle East and who benefits from terrorist attacks against civilians.

The Arabic-language media sources reported that the Israeli missile units opened fire at the Syrian army positions in Quneitra province after the latter inflicted a heavy defeat on Al-Nusra Front (also known as Fatah al-Sham Front or the Levant Liberation Board) in the town of al-Ba`ath.

Bird’s-eye view of old city & landmark mosque blown up by ISIS RT LIVE

According to a military source in Palmyra, the Syrian Arab Army and their allies seized several points at the northern perimeter of the T-3 Pumping Station, while inching closer to the Qarah Al-Maskah area that is located west of the Al-Hayl Gas Field.

“In order to support the peace process and the national reconciliations, the hostilities in the southern region (Daraa, Quneitra and Sweida) have been halted as of 2/7/2017 at 12:00 pm and till 6/7/2017 at 00:00 am,” the Army Command said in a statement.

Qatar has officially handed over its response to a list of demands requested by the siege countries, Saudi Arabia and its allies, after they agreed to extend the initial 10-day deadline for another two days to address their grievances.

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said that foreign ministers of Egypt, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will meet on Wednesday in Cairo to discuss the situation around Qatar.

Par un vilain jour de mars 2011 était donné le coup d’envoi de cette interminable guerre syrienne qui est aujourd’hui l’objet de notre réflexion. Qui aurait pu deviner alors qu’elle allait s’installer dans l’opinion sous l’image labellisée que nous lui connaissons : celle d’une guerre soi-disant « oubliée » entre un mouvement populaire « démocratique et pacifique » et un « régime massacreur », une bonne cause à défendre pour les élites

As the possibility of the Syrian government and their allies prevailing in their fight against terrorists approaches, Israel is interceding to do everything it can to prevent that outcome, says investigative journalist Rick Sterling.

Abdel Bari Atwan, the editor-in-chief of Rai al-Youm newspaper, said the developments in the Middle-East have increased the possibility of the formation of new coalitions among Iran, Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Russia and even Qatar.

Qatar said today that is ready to handle the negative consequences of rejecting the 13 demands of the ultimatum tabled by Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, while saying that they were ``made to be rejected``.

Vor fünf Tagen kam es zu einem wenig beachteten Treffen zwischen dem syrischen Präsidenten Bashar al-Assad und dem Kabinett in Damaskus, wo Assad auf direkte Weise administrative Reformen ankündigte und den Despotismus ranghoher Staatsangestellter kritisierte.

Was sich lange unter dem Radarschirm der westlichen Medien entwickelt hat, manifestiert sich jetzt endgültig als Realität. Es ist die Allianz zwischen dem wahhabitischen Königreich Saudi-Arabien und Israel gegen den gemeinsamen Feind: die islamische Republik Iran.

Meine innere Stimme flüsterte: warte. Da stimmt etwas nicht. Das riecht faul.

La Turquie se prépare à attaquer les différentes organisations armées kurdes dont celles bénéficiant d’un soutien militaire US direct au Nord de la Syrie.

Oui, Israël soutient les rebelles syriens, mais pas seulement sur les plans financier et humanitaire : Israël espère que les rebelles serviront de tampon contre l’EI ou le Hezbollah, une stratégie qui pourrait facilement se retourner contre lui

Wie arabischsprachige Quellen berichten, sollen sich in Aleppo mehrere hundert Jugendliche sich dem Kampf gegen den Islamischen Staat (ISIS, IS, Daesh) angeschlossen haben und somit nachhaltig die Terrormiliz aus der Stadt und der Provinz zu verdrängen.

Army units, in cooperation with the backup forces, established full control over Shahed 9 and 10 strategic points to the east of al-Sheikh Hilal village in the eastern countryside of Salamiyeh in Hama province after destroying the latest ISIS gatherings there.

Die libanesische Armee hat nach eigenen Angaben 350 mutmaßliche Extremisten wegen Beteiligung an Terroranschlägen festgenommen.

Saudi-Arabien hat heute nach einem Jahr zwei iranische Fischer freigalassen und nach Hause kommen lassen.

Katar ist nach den Worten des katarischen Außenministers bereit, mit seinen Nachbarn über die Lösung der Probleme zu verhandeln, unter der Bedingung, dass die Unabhängigkeit und nationale Souveränität des Landes nicht verletzt würden.