On December 31, 2024, Israeli public broadcaster Kan reported that the Israeli Defense Ministry's rehabilitation department is seeing approximately 1,000 injuries each month due to the ongoing war in Gaza, as well as the recently concluded conflict in Lebanon, which ended on November 26. Si...
On December 30, 2024, the US Treasury Department revealed it had been the target of a cyberattack orchestrated by state-sponsored Chinese hackers, according to an internal document. The breach allowed the hackers to bypass security measures and access non-classified documents after compromising...
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, passed away at the age of 100 on Sunday, December 29, 2024, as reported by American media. Carter's death marks the end of a life filled with significant events and contributions that continued long after he left the White House...
Authorities in South Korea have confirmed that at least 174 people were killed following the crash of a passenger plane carrying 181 individuals at Muan International Airport in the southwest of the country on December 29, 2024. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-8AS operated by Jeju Air, reportedly en...
On December 28, 2024, Israeli Channel 12 provided intriguing insights into the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31. According to the report, Haniyeh consistently stayed in the same room during his visits to Tehran, prompting Israeli intelligence to track his locati...
On December 28, 2024, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that Lebanese authorities have transferred approximately 70 Syrians, including several officers from the former regime of ousted President Bashar al-Assad, to military operations management in the rural area of Tartus, Syria. ...
On December 27, 2024, Syrian state television reported that Lebanese authorities detained the wife and daughter of Dureid Rifaat Assad at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut after discovering they were carrying forged Syrian passports. Lebanese newspaper An-Nahar noted that the detaine...
On December 27, 2024, Syrian media reported that security forces in Latakia province arrested a former official in the Assad regime, accused of committing numerous serious crimes against Syrians. This arrest follows the capture of Major General Mohammed Kanjou Al-Hassan, known as “The Butche...
On December 26, 2024, the Egyptian presidency announced that the Suez Canal has lost nearly $7 billion in revenue this year, primarily due to ongoing conflicts in the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. This statement followed a meeting between President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Osama Rabie, ...
In a dramatic turn of events, Syria's Military Operations Administration announced the arrest of Major General Mohammed Kanjou Hassan, infamously known as the "Psycho of Saydnaya," in the village of Kharbat al-Ma'za in southern Tartus on Thursday. Kanjou Hassan, a former high-ran...
Russian companies have started using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for international payments following legislative changes that allow such transactions in response to Western sanctions, according to Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. This move comes as Russia faces increasing difficulties in t...
In a shocking attack, 14 members of the Syrian security forces were killed and 10 others injured in an ambush orchestrated by remnants of the former regime in the countryside of Tartus, as announced by Interior Minister Mohammad Abdul Rahman on December 25, 2024. The minister stated in a press ...
Kazakhstan authorities reported on December 25, 2024, that 42 people lost their lives in the crash of an Azerbaijani Airlines plane in western Kazakhstan. Of the 67 people on board, 28 survived the tragic incident. According to Russian news agency Sputnik, preliminary information indicates that...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered a stark warning to Kurdish militants in Syria on Wednesday, December 26, 2024, presenting them with a grim choice: surrender their weapons or face death in Syrian territory. This declaration comes amid escalating clashes between Turkish-backed Syria...
In a significant development on Tuesday, the newly established Syrian leadership announced that Ahmad Al-Shar’ will lead an agreement with revolutionary faction leaders to dissolve all armed groups and consolidate them under the Ministry of Defense. State news agency SANA reported that th...
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant issued a stern threat on December 23, 2024, vowing to strike the Houthi movement hard and damage their strategic infrastructure in Sana’a and Hodeidah. In statements circulated by Israeli and international media, Gallant declared, "We will hit th...
In a surprising turn of diplomatic events, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan was spotted enjoying a cup of tea with Ahmed al-Shara, the newly appointed head of Syria's interim government, atop Mount Qasioun overlooking Damascus. The meeting, captured in a video released by Turkey’s An...
On December 19, 2024, the Iraqi Security Media Cell announced that authorities would begin repatriating Syrian soldiers who fled to Iraq after the recent overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on December 8. In a statement, Major General Muqdad Miri, spokesperson for the Ministry of Interi...
In his first comments since the fall of his regime, ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stated that he did not leave Syria "as part of a planned strategy" nor did he seek asylum in Russia. He asserted, "I remained in Damascus fulfilling my responsibilities until the early hours ...
The Financial Times reported that the ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's regime transferred approximately $250 million in cash to Moscow between 2018 and 2019, while his family secretly acquired assets in Russia. According to an analysis of banking records, the funds were delivered t...