At the Birthplace of Christ, Tourism Has Been Resurrected After 2 Years of Wartime Cancellation
The scene of a baby in the manger that billions around the world are familiar with has not made…
Tag: Conflict
Venezuela War Would Be Over Oil, Agrees Pentagon, US Congress, Maduro, and Colombian President
Having amassed an enormous combined arms force off the coast, placed the Venezuelan President on the US list of…
Trump Joins in Nikol Pashinyan’s Vision of a ‘Real Armenia’ at Peace with its Neighbors
This is Part 2 of a 2-part series on the negotiations to end the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict and normalize relations…
Venezuela Prepares for Invasion: Pentagon Officials Tell NYT the Goal Is Regime Change
The independently-run Venezuela Analysis reports that the national militia of Venezuela has swelled as thousands rush to sign-up following a…
Kurds Attacked Again in Syria as Stalemate on Agreement with Damascus Drags On
Forces loyal to the al-Qaeda-led government in Damascus (HTS) have traded fire with the Kurdish military in the northeast…
US Has Bombed Somalia Over 50 Times This Year
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab southwest of the city of Bariire in central Somalia last…
HTS Government in Damascus Planning Major Assault on Kurdish Territories, 50,000 Troops Amassed
Recent reports state the government in Damascus is deploying around 50,000 soldiers to seize the cities of Raqqa and…
Ghadames Removed from UNESCO World Heritage Danger List — “The Pearl of the Desert” Restored
The Old Town of Ghadamès, one of the oldest pre-Islamic cities in North Africa, is known affectionately as “the…
Yemen Renews Attacks on Israel-Linked Shipping, Prompting Threats from US of More Bombing
On Sunday and Wednesday, the controlling authorities in Yemen—known as Ansar Allah, but called the Houthis after the surname…
Consequences of Israel-US Attack on Iran to Reverberate Across East Asia
Story at a glance… Following the US and Israel’s attacks on Iran’s civilian nuclear program, key security paradigms in…
Iranian Infrastructure and Israeli Confidence Heavily Damaged as Strikes Continue into Monday
As Iran and Israel traded missile strikes back and forth throughout the weekend, each has suffered significant damage—the former…
Nuclear Powers Fire on Each Other: India Bombs Deep Inside Pakistan, Loses Jet in the Attack
With a series of missiles and warplanes, India has struck “terrorist targets” inside Pakistan’s Punjab state, and Pakistan-administered Kashmir,…
Terrorism on the Rise in Europe, Africa, and Syria While the World Struggles with Record Conflict Numbers
A recent report found that deaths by terrorism have risen to their highest levels in Africa, while also recording…
Four Factions and Three Countries Poised for Small War Inside Syria: Reports
Further conflict seems inevitable in Syria two months after the collapse of the Assad regime and the rise of…
Leaning Minaret Destroyed by ISIS Fully Repaired as ‘Symbol of Resilience’
Workers in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul have finished building the famous leaning minaret, destroyed in 2017 by ISIS…
Zelenskyy to Present ‘Victory Plan’ to US Biden, Trump. Kursk Offensive to Be Part of That Plan
Today, President Zelenskyy informed the nation at the Ukraine 2024 Independence forum in Kyiv that his government was preparing…
These Days Women Prioritize Travel Twice as Much as Men
The world’s leading travel risk management and crisis response firm Global Rescue recently conducted an interview of 1,100 of…
Israel Bombs Yemen Port Opening Up Third Front in Regional War
Story at a glance… After a drone strike launched from Yemen struck Tel Aviv over 1,600 km away, Israeli…
Japanese Defense Strategy Paper Is ‘Tensest’ in History, Shedding All Language of Diplomacy
Japan’s ongoing military defense buildup accelerated, at least rhetorically, in line with the recent release of a national defense…
Ukraine Updates: 2023 to End Without Renewed Aid–German Press Claims Berlin Wants the War Ended
WaL reported earlier this month that the Ukrainian civilian government was in an existential crisis about the potential of…