Archives for September, 2024

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addresses media after a visit at the site of a knife attack in Solingen, Western Germany, on August 26, 2024.

Analysis

What’s behind the flurry of ISIS attacks in Europe?

ISIS’ network in Europe includes an older generation of fighters who have returned from Iraq and Syria, as well as younger, self-radicalized ones that are harder to contain, said one expert.

Adam Lucente

Rosaleen Carroll

By Adam Lucente , Rosaleen Carroll

A man displays his ink-stained finger after voting

Islamists top Jordan election held in shadow of Gaza war

Agence France-Presse

Israeli forces in Tubas, in the north of the occupied West Bank

Eight Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on West Bank

Agence France-Presse

Israeli forces at the scene of a suspected ramming attack near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank

Israel says soldier killed in West Bank truck-ramming attack

Agence France-Presse

Riyadh is Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang's first stop in a Gulf tour

Chinese PM meets Saudi crown prince during Riyadh visit

Agence France-Presse

Palestinians in the courtyard of central Gaza's Al-Jawni school after an Israeli air strike

Gaza rescuers say Israeli strike on school killed 18

Agence France-Presse

A Pakistani national with ties to Iran has been arrested in the United States for allegedly plotting to assassinate a US official

Pakistani charged in alleged Iran plot to kill US official

Agence France-Presse

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and his US counterpart Joe Biden hold a meeting on the sidelines of the COP27 summit, in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, on Nov. 11, 2022.

In first under Biden, Egypt to receive full military aid tied to human rights

For each of the last three years, the administration withheld a portion of Egypt’s military assistance over continued human rights abuses.

Bahrain's Bapco Energies signs pipeline deal with BlackRock

Bahrain, one of the smallest producers in the Gulf, is focused on developing its downstream sector and looking at asset monetization deals.

Saudi Aramco signs downstream agreements with Chinese refiners

Saudi Aramco is leveraging its existing relationships with Chinese oil buyers by expanding into chemicals. The oil company also looks to invite Chinese investments to its projects in the kingdom.

Members of the Libyan Army, under the command of the internationally recognized Government of National Unity, fire live ammunition during a drill in the western town of Tarhuna , on March 6, 2023.

Analysis

Libyan Central Bank standoff fuels conflict fears as Turkey, Russia send weapons

For the sixth time since 2021, the European Union’s naval air mission was blocked from inspecting the cargo of a Turkish-flagged vessel suspected of ferrying weapons to Libya.

Amberin Zaman

By Amberin Zaman

In London, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

This handout picture provided by the Iranian Army office on Dec. 24, 2023, shows soldiers attending the unveiling ceremony of a new missile system.

Iran’s new air base near border with Turkey: What we know

The unveiling of the base near the Turkish border comes amid Iranian concerns about Azerbaijan and Kurdish groups in Iraq.

Turkish soldiers patrol the northern Syrian town of Tal Abyad on the border between Syria and Turkey on Oct. 23, 2019.

Norway lifts arms embargo on Turkey, paving way for boost in defense exports

According to the Norwegian government, defense exports from Oslo to Ankara stood at nearly $4 million in 2018 but dropped roughly to $1 million in 2020 due to the restrictions.

An elderly Jordanian woman votes in parliamentary elections at a polling station at the al-Baqaa Palestinian refugee camp near the capital Amman on September 10, 2024.

Jordan's Islamist party gains in parliamentary elections

Initial results showed the Islamic Action Front, Jordan's largest opposition party, having won 18 seats on the national party list and 14 seats on local lists and tribal regions.

A man walks past a banner depicting missiles launching from a representation of the map of Iran colored with the Iranian flag in central Tehran on April 15, 2024.

Analysis

Three takeaways from Iran’s ballistic missile transfer to Russia

Iran’s provision of close-range ballistic missiles to Moscow could fuel a potential arms race in Europe, but experts say the United States and European Union appear to have little leverage to stop it.

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

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Israeli critically injured in West Bank truck attack

An Israeli citizen was hit by a gas tanker driven by a Palestinian man from the occupied West Bank village of Rafat on Wednesday morning.