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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

China confirmed a meeting between a Foreign Ministry official and Hamas’ political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Doha as Beijing seeks a wider role in the region. China’s Foreign Ministry confirmed a meeting between Chinese diplomat Wang Kejian and the head of Hamas’ political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, in Qatar over the weekend, in the first publicly acknowledged encounter between officials from […]

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan, when the faithful fast from dawn to dusk, began at sunrise Tuesday in much of Asia, a day after many Muslims in the Middle East began their fasts. In the Muslim lunar calendar, months begin only when the new moon is sighted, which can lead to variations of a day or two. Middle Eastern […]

A lot of well-intentioned folks look to influential members of the Alt-Media Community for guidance in understanding the complex processes associated with the global systemic transition, but these leading figures tend to exaggerate developments for clout, to push an ideology, and/or to solicit donations. The latest Russian-Chinese-Iranian naval drills are taking place this week near the Islamic Republic’s port of […]

Acting Minister of National Defense Mohammad Yaqub Mujahid left for Qatar on Sunday. Enayatullah Khwarazmi, the spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense, said on X that Mujahid is accompanied by Chief of Army Staff Mohammad Fasihuddin Fitrat. He added that they will discuss with the Qatari authorities about strengthening bilateral relations, and will participate in the Doha International Maritime […]

In an interview on the Kuwaiti podcast “Bidon Waraq [Without Papers],” published on YouTube on September 28, 2023, Kuwaiti Salafi scholar Othman Al-Khamis made a controversial statement in which he declared that Shi’ites who believe in certain writings authored by Shi’ite scholars should be considered unbelievers. This statement has ignited a fierce and heated debate on various Arabic language social […]

Iran’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi has said that Europe should not use humanitarian aid to Afghanistan as a hostage for regional ties. Qomi made the comments in a meeting with his EU counterpart, according to the Iranian diplomat’s post on his X account. He said that he had a frank and constructive discussion with the EU’s Special […]