Diplomacy & International Relations

Rocket fire from Lebanon kills one in north Israel as Hezbollah claims attacks

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Israel said rocket fire from Lebanon killed one person on Sunday as Hezbollah said it attacked soldiers in northern Israel, the first...

How Iran’s IRGC rebooted Lebanon’s Hezbollah to be ready for war

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) rebuilt Hezbollah’s military command after it was mauled by Israel in 2024, plugging gaps with Iranian...

Worlds In Brief (22 March 2026 update)

War in Iran/Middle East/Gulf and beyond (AFP/Al Arabiya) Israel said rocket fire from Lebanon killed one person on Sunday as Hezbollah said it attacked soldiers...

Building resilience to disinformation and foreign information manipulation and interference

(Council of Europe) A Council of Europe conference taking place in Chişinău on 20 March is examining innovative ways to combat disinformation, foreign information...

Worlds In Brief (22 March 2026)

War in Iran/Middle East/Gulf and beyond  (Al Arabiya) Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense announced on Sunday that it detected three ballistic missiles that were launched...

Tally shows Iran has launched far more missiles, drones at Gulf than Israel

(Al Arabiya) Iran has launched far more missiles and drones at Gulf states than at Israel since the war began on February 28, according...

US says Iran’s ability to threaten Hormuz ‘degraded’ after strike on missile facility

(AFP/Al Arabiya) The US military said Saturday that Iran’s ability to threaten the Strait of Hormuz has been “degraded” by the bombing this week...

FBI takes down leak sites tied to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security

(Jonathan Greig - The Record) The FBI accused the Iranian government of using four domains to host information stolen from the government of Albania,...

Ukraine deploys units to 5 Middle East countries to intercept drones

(Ukraine has deployed specialist teams to five Middle Eastern countries to help intercept drones and advise on air-defense measures, with officials saying they expect...

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