The recent statement from the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army regarding drug trafficking from Syria into Jordan indicates that the battle against drug smugglers is one of the most challenging issues they are currently facing. According to the offic…
In recent weeks, Abu Dhabi experienced unexpected internal threats, with Yemeni Houthis targeting the UAE capital. Though such attacks are conventional and can be contained, this development might present a serious problem for a country like UAE …
Last week, the US announced the assassination of the leader of Daesh, Abu Ibrahim Al Hashimi Al Qurayshi by US forces during a raid in north-western Syria. The US President Joe Biden made the announcement, in a clear echo of George W Bush’s annou…
I giorni appena trascorsi hanno segnato un significativo ritorno di operazioni dell’Isis, quando gli agenti collegati al gruppo terroristico hanno tentato di liberare i detenuti incarcerati nel centro di detenzione di Hasaka, nel nord-est della Si…
Last week has marked a significant return of Daesh operations, when operatives linked to the terror group attempted to free inmates held in a detention centre in Hasaka in north-eastern Syria, where intense fighting took with Syrian Democratic Fo…
La settimana scorsa c’è stata una svolta nella guerra in corso in Yemen, infatti gli Houthi (il gruppo armato prevalentemente sciita dello Yemen, ndr) hanno rivendicato l’attacco a un impianto petrolifero chiave ad Abu Dhabi, in cui son…
Last week, there was a turning point in the war in Yemen, as the Huthis claimed the attack on a key oil facility in Abu Dhabi, which killed three civilians and injured other six.While attacks on oil facilities have been part of the Huthi str…
Last week, a Jordanian army officer was killed, and three army personnel were injured during an open clash with drug smugglers, who were trying to cross the Jordanian border from Syria. This incident highlights one of the most important challenge…
Jordan is encountering several acute political and economic challenges amid regional political upheavals. To name but few is the situation in the West Bank with potential development into a state of chaos, uncertainty in post-election Iraq and th…
Last week, Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz met with King Abdullah II in Amman. While many reports have confirmed that there was a previous secret meeting last February, last week’s meeting came with an official statement outlining that it wa…