January 10, 2025 Lebanon's new president strikes a nationalistic tone amid regional shifts, further weakening of Hezbollah The Lebanese parliament finally voted on a new president on Thursday following two years of deadlock. Joseph Aoun the head of the country's armed forces won a majority of the votes.
January 8, 2025 US strikes underground Houthi weapons depots used to hit American ships U.S. hit weapon storage facilities used by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist organization to target U.S. military and merchant ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
January 7, 2025 Trump reinforces 'all hell will break out' if hostages not returned by inauguration President-elect Trump once again reiterated that "all Hell will break out" if the hostages are not returned by the time he enters office, as Steve Witkoff his envoy to the Mideast heads for another round of cease-fire negotiations in the region.
January 7, 2025 Iran's nuclear program is nearing 'the point of no return,' France's Macron says French President Emmanuel Macron is warning that Iran's nuclear program is approaching the "point of no return," calling it a top "security challenge."
January 7, 2025 US in negotiations with Taliban to swap Americans in Afghanistan for prisoner in Guantanamo The Biden administration reportedly has been negotiating with the Taliban to swap three Americans being held in Afghanistan for a Guantanamo Bay prisoner.
January 6, 2025 Biden admin sends 11 Guantanamo detainees to Oman for resettlement Eleven prisoners at a U.S. naval base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, have been handed over to the government of Oman, officials said Monday.
January 6, 2025 3 killed in West Bank 'shooting spree' including Israeli police officer: reports A shooting spree by Palestinian terrorists in the West Bank has left three Israelis dead as a manhunt is ongoing for the suspects.
January 5, 2025 Ancient treasure, largest of its kind in Israel, found buried in 2,100-year-old kitchen The University of Haifa recently announced that 160 ancient coins depicting Alexander Jannaeus were found during an excavation in the Jordan Valley in December.
January 3, 2025 Diplomat says New Orleans terror attack injured Israeli reservists on leave from Hamas war: 'Global threat' A diplomat warned Americans of the "global threat" of Islamic extremism after two Israeli reservists were among those hurt in the New Orleans terror attack.
January 3, 2025 ISIS increasingly unopposed following US withdrawal from Afghanistan, collapse of Syria The Islamic State is seeing less resistance in areas of major security concern following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the fall of the Assad regime in Syria and potential troop drawdown in Iraq.
