Burgeoning illicit drug industry funds Iranian militias in eastern Syria

Burgeoning illicit drug industry funds Iranian militias in eastern Syria

2024-07-15

are a thriving industry in eastern Syrian towns dominated by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC


Weapons smuggled to Houthis show stark similarities with Iranian missile systems

Weapons smuggled to Houthis show stark similarities with Iranian missile systems

2024-07-19

] Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force (IRGC-QF) has been smuggling weapons and weapon


Russian-Egyptian nuclear cooperation will have toxic fallout, experts warn

Russian-Egyptian nuclear cooperation will have toxic fallout, experts warn

2024-02-18

the plant, of more than $25 billion, may be an attempt by Russia to twist Cairo's arm amid the financial


Meeting secretly in Yemen, Houthis and IRGC plot Red Sea escalation

Meeting secretly in Yemen, Houthis and IRGC plot Red Sea escalation

2024-04-05

and schemes, and al-Saadi is one of Iran's tools," he said, pointing out that he was trained "by IRGC experts


As it founders in the Middle East, ISIS suffers setbacks in East Africa

As it founders in the Middle East, ISIS suffers setbacks in East Africa

2025-02-13

have led to the neutralization of key figures within ISIS, marking a significant advancement as we


Raisi's death 'does not concern us at all,' Gazans say

Raisi's death 'does not concern us at all,' Gazans say

2024-05-21

thought for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash, saying he had failed to ease


Iraqi forces deliver fatal blows to ISIS network in north and west of country

Iraqi forces deliver fatal blows to ISIS network in north and west of country

2025-02-21

province, between al-Rashad subdistrict and Daquq district, killing two operatives involved in recent


Houthis on track to extort $2 billion a year for 'safe passage' assurances

Houthis on track to extort $2 billion a year for 'safe passage' assurances

2024-11-19

off the coast of Yemen's al-Hodeidah port on May 12. [AFP] ADEN -- After


China cashes in on Houthis' 'special treatment' as US, world work to protect shipping

China cashes in on Houthis' 'special treatment' as US, world work to protect shipping

2024-02-09

immunity it has been granted by the Iran-backed group. The number of container ships


Bleak future for Russia in the Middle East: analysts

Bleak future for Russia in the Middle East: analysts

2024-06-13

East," Syrian lawyer Bashir al-Bassam told Al-Fassel. "Arab countries do not want to get


Houthis' special treatment of Russian, Chinese ships highlights group's hypocrisy

Houthis' special treatment of Russian, Chinese ships highlights group's hypocrisy

2024-01-24

. Iran, which is closely aligned with Russia and China, has been supplying the Houthis with weapons


Disreputable Russian general commanding troops in Syria

Disreputable Russian general commanding troops in Syria

2024-06-21

in Russian deployment areas on the Syrian coast under the guise of helping orphans," Syrian lawyer Bashir al


Houthis' razing of Radaa homes is part of a pattern, rights group says

Houthis' razing of Radaa homes is part of a pattern, rights group says

2024-04-01

director Abdul Rahman Berman told Al-Fassel. In a statement posted on X, the US ambassador


Russia attempts to sow chaos in Middle East through disinformation

Russia attempts to sow chaos in Middle East through disinformation

2024-05-03

in Bab al-Mandeb "Russia finds the Houthis a strategic [asset] due to their presence in Bab al


Houthis hit Chinese-owned tanker after pledging safe passage to Chinese ships

Houthis hit Chinese-owned tanker after pledging safe passage to Chinese ships

2024-03-26

. The Iran-backed group fired five anti-ship ballistic missiles at the Panamanian-flagged and Chinese-owned