TEHRAN, Iran—An intercity bus plunged into a ravine in western Iran on Saturday after the driver lost control of the speeding vehicle, killing nine passengers, state media reported. A state TV report said six of the nine victims were killed immediately at the site of the accident in the Pa-alam area on the road linking […]
The current power struggle in Syria presents a unique challenge for global leaders, as it could create a power vacuum that would facilitate the rejuvenation of radical Islam in the region. NTD spoke to Michele Rigby Assad, a former CIA intelligence officer and the author of “Get Off the X”, about the situation in Syria. […]
Two highway crashes in southeastern Afghanistan have killed a combined total of 50 people and injured 76, a government spokesman said Thursday. One was a collision between a passenger bus and an oil tanker on the Kabul-Kandahar highway late Wednesday, said Hafiz Omar, a spokesman for the governor of Ghazni Province. The other was in […]
Zooming in on Israel’s challenges in the Middle East, what are ways to dismantle terrorist organizations in the region, and how much optimism is there for the safe return of the hostages? Israeli Brigadier General Amir Avivi, founder and chairman of Israel Defense and Security Forum, joins NTD for a deep dive.
WASHINGTON—The head of a U.S.-based Syrian advocacy organization on Monday said that a mass grave outside of Damascus contained the bodies of at least 100,000 people killed by the former government of ousted President Bashar al-Assad. Mouaz Moustafa, speaking to Reuters in a telephone interview from Damascus, said the site at al Qutayfah, 25 miles […]
Residents of a tent camp in the Gaza Strip inspected the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike as a ceasefire holds with the Hezbollah terrorist group in Lebanon. Meanwhile, the brother of a Hamas hostage addressed the United Nations, calling for action to free those still held in Gaza.
JERUSALEM—Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israeli forces will stay in a buffer zone on the Syrian border, seized after the ouster of Syria’s President Bashar Assad, until another arrangement is in place “that ensures Israel’s security.” Netanyahu made the comments from the summit of Mount Hermon—the highest peak in the area—inside Syria, about […]
Clare Lopez, former operations officer for the CIA, discussed with NTD’s Steve Lance the latest developments in Russia’s war in Ukraine, its negotiations with rebel groups in Syria, and President-elect Donald Trump’s strategy when he talks about Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Syria’s former President Bashar Al-Assad made his first public statement since the fall of his regime. Meanwhile, Israeli forces continue operations near Syria, reportedly working to prevent terrorists from gaining control close to Israel’s border.
Two men have been arrested in connection to a drone attack in Jordan that killed three American service members and injured 47 others earlier this year, FBI and law enforcement officials announced on Monday. Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, 42, a dual U.S.-Iranian national, was arrested in Massachusetts. Mohammad Abedininajafabadi, also known as Mohammad Abedini, 38, of […]
Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued his first public statement on Monday following the abrupt collapse of his family’s 50-year rule in Syria, saying he left the country for Russia at Moscow’s insistence. “My departure from Syria was neither planned nor did it occur in the final hours of the battles,” Assad said in a […]
The Israeli government said on Dec. 15 that it would close its embassy in Ireland due to what it described as “extreme anti-Israel policies” of the Irish government. The move came less than a week after Ireland approved a request to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to broaden the definition of genocide in support […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Iranian authorities have arrested a female singer who performed a virtual concert on YouTube, a lawyer said. Milad Panahipour, an Iranian lawyer, said Parastoo Ahmady, 27, was arrested in Sari City, capital of the northern province of Mazandaran, on Saturday. On Thursday, the judiciary had filed a case regarding Ahmady’s concert performance, […]
The United States has been in direct contact with Syrian rebel groups including Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which is now the country’s dominant force following the collapse of the long-ruling Assad regime, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday. This marks the first public confirmation of direct interaction between the United States and designated terror […]
The ex-chief of a notorious prison under former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is accused of torturing political dissidents and other prisoners in order to deter opposition to the Assad regime. A federal grand jury in Los Angeles has charged Samir Ousman Alsheikh with multiple counts of torture and other charges, authorities announced on Thursday. A […]
Thousands of Syrians gathered in Damascus’ main square and a historic mosque for the first Muslim Friday prayers since former President Bashar Assad was overthrown, a major symbolic moment for the country’s dramatic change of power. The rebels are now working to establish security and start a political transition after seizing the capital on Sunday. […]
Chuck Freilich, former deputy national security adviser in Israel and long-time senior fellow at Harvard’s Belfer Center, discussed with NTD’s Steve Lance the developments in negotiations for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, the effect of Israel’s strikes in Syria, and the significance of the Assad regime’s collapse for Iran.
