The identification was made by geolocating and verifying the authenticity of three photos circulating on social media since Sunday, in additional to utilizing archival, high-resolution satellite imagery. Zawahiri was on the balcony when the strike took place, US President Joe Biden said in a Monday evening address. CNN has reached out to the National Security […]
While the terrorist group is not short of contenders, its ranks are sparser and more geographically dispersed than 10 or 20 years ago. Here’s what we know about who could be the next Al Qaeda leader. The man tipped by many analysts to be Zawahiri’s successor is Saif al-Adel, a former Egyptian commando who is […]
Speaking at an event to mark a change of leadership at the country’s Atomic Energy Commission, Lapid referred to Israel’s defensive and offensive capabilities, as well as what he called its “other capabilities” — understood to be a reference to nuclear weapons. “The operational arena in the invisible dome above us is built on defensive […]
Among the dead is Ibrahim Al-Nabulsi, the apparent target of the Israeli raid. The other men killed have been named by Palestinian health ministry officials as Islam Sabbouh and Hussein Jamal Taha. A statement from the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), a loose affiliation of smaller armed groups, hailed the three men’s deaths as a heroic […]
In a show of strength, supporters of Shiite cleric Sadr last week twice stormed Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone — which houses government buildings and Western embassies — and on Sunday staged a long sit-in inside parliament. While Sadr’s supporters are rallying against the nomination of a new prime minister, these protests also represent a […]
While many in the international community celebrate, some families in Yemen are left watching their children slowly die. There are around 30,000 people with life-threatening diseases requiring treatment abroad, according to the Houthi-controlled government in the capital Sanaa. Some 5,000 of them are children. The truce has allowed for flights transporting patients out of the […]
Father: General Mustafa Barzani, was chief of the military of the Kurdish Republic of Mahabad Mother: Hamayil Khan Marriage: Married (name unavailable publicly) Children: Eight children Religion: Sunni Muslim Other Facts Fluent in Kurmanji (Kurdish), Arabic, Farsi (Persian) and English. Leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) since 1979. The KDP has an estimated 10,000 […]
Nezhad Jahani, a senior official at the organization, said at least 45 people are still missing in Tehran and three other provinces following the recent floods, which damaged at least 20,000 residential homes. More than 20 provinces, including the Tehran province, have been affected by the floods that were caused by heavy rainfall, semi-official Fars […]
Crowds of angry demonstrators loyal to the powerful cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have broken into the secure area where government buildings are located despite security forces using tear gas and water cannons to disperse them. The protesters then stormed the parliament, according to Iraqi State News agency (INA). Videos circulating on social media appeared to show […]
Pledged almost two months ago yet awaiting what analysts say is probably a green light from Moscow, the operation raises questions about Turkey’s ultimate plans for Syria. Erdogan says he wants to initiate his fourth operation in the country’s north since 2016, targeting a zone which includes the two key towns of Manbij and Tel […]
