Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Pakistan on 22 April for a three-day visit at the invitation of President Asif Ali Zardari, the first by an Iranian leader in eight years. During the trip, the two countries signed eight agreements and memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to strengthen their security and economic ties. The geopolitical backdrop to the visit was, however, […]
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US student protests over Gaza intensify despite arrests
Students at a growing number of U.S. colleges continue to gather in pro-Palestinian encampments with a unified demand that Israel end its war on Gaza and that universities to divest from companies with ties to Israel. So far, police have arrested hundreds of student protesters at numerous colleges, including the University of Southern California, University of Texas at Austin, and […]
Read more ›Why is Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi visiting Pakistan?
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is in Pakistan on a three-day trip to discuss regional and bilateral relations days after Iran and Israel carried out attacks against each other, risking the Gaza war to expand into a regional conflict. Raisi is scheduled to hold talks with top Pakistani leadership, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, as the two neighbours seek to mend […]
Read more ›Toward a Jihadist Caliphate
Not only are Jews under threat, but Christians and all “unbelievers” in the radical jihadist agenda as well. Although an “ostrich” mentality towards these genocidal objectives prevails among Western decision-makers, the reality is quite different: The driving ideology behind Hamas’s murderous intent is exemplified by the “Doomsday Clock” located in Palestine Square, Tehran, Iran. Inaugurated by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali […]
Read more ›Pakistan and Saudi Arabia call for a cease-fire in Gaza, saying efforts so far are insufficient
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday called for an immediate cease-fire and uninterrupted delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza. Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, on a visit to Islamabad, said that international efforts toward a cease-fire between Israel and the militant group Hamas have been “wholly insufficient.” “We are now actively discussing the potential for famine in […]
Read more ›Why did Iran choose drones as method of attack?
Iran has sought to turn drone threats into its version of the Soviet AK-47, a deadly weapon system used in copious amounts, exported to its proxies. An explainer. The decision by Iran to use drones to target Israel on April 13, lifts a curtain on a new era of drone warfare. Drones have been used for years by many countries. […]
Read more ›Italy’s police arrest a Tajik man suspected of Islamic State membership at Rome airport
Police on Monday arrested a Tajik national accused of being an active member of the Islamic State group after he landed at Rome’s international airport on a flight from the Netherlands, authorities said. An international arrest warrant accused the man, identified only as S.I., of having gone to Syria to fight for IS in 2014. The man was described as […]
Read more ›Iran’s grasp is loosening on its eastern borders
On April 4, Iranian media reported a series of attacks by the Baluch separatist group Jaish al-Adl in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan Province. The militants claimed they targeted six regime outposts in the port city of Chabahar and the border town Rask, which are more than 100 miles apart. Gunmen targeted four government buildings in Chabahar, including the Islamic Revolutionary […]
Read more ›Iran seeks to make Afghanistan a strategic partner: Qomi
Iran’s ambassador and special representative for Afghanistan, Hasan Kazemi Qomi, has said that Tehran is seeking to make Afghanistan a strategic partner. Speaking at an event on water diplomacy between Iran and Afghanistan, Qomi said that Iran is seeking to step up its engagement with Afghanistan. He emphasized that creating gap between Iran and the current government in Afghanistan is […]
Read more ›What is ISIS-K, the group that allegedly carried out the Moscow concert hall attack?
The New Arab looks into who ISIS-K are and why they might have carried out the attack in Moscow that killed over 100 people. A branch of the Islamic State group (IS), which once controlled vast swathes of Iraq and Syria, has claimed responsibility for the deadly terror attack at a Moscow concert hall which took place on Friday.
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