Yemen: HALO deminers trapped inside besieged Taiz

Around 30 staff from the HALO Trust, the world’s largest humanitarian landmine clearance organisation, are among hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in the frontline Yemeni city of Taiz, after Houthi fighters tightened their siege on the government-held enclave, cutting Read More …

Syria, UNMAS discuss coordination on demining

Qutaiba Kadish, director of the International Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, met Sunday with Kazumi Ogawa, director of the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), to discuss the agency’s work in Syria and ways to Read More …

Iran: Tanker exploded after hitting naval mine in Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday that an oil tanker had exploded ‌and ‌caught fire after ‌hitting ⁠a naval mine ⁠while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media ⁠reported. The report ‌said ‌the tanker ‌was ‌carrying over 2 million barrels Read More …

Syria: Army engineer killed, another seriously wounded while carrying out mine-clearance

A soldier from the Syrian Arab Army’s Military Engineering Directorate was martyred and another seriously wounded while carrying out mine-clearance duties in the Tanf area of eastern Homs countryside on Saturday. The Defense Ministry’s Media and Communications Directorate told SANA Read More …

Iraq: Two military personnel killed in bomb explosion

Two Iraqi military personnel were killed Wednesday when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded during an inspection operation in Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk, Iraq’s defense ministry said. The ministry’s spokesman Yahya Rasoul said in a statement the blast occurred Read More …

Another Tanker Catches Fire in Strait of Hormuz after Hitting Sea Mine

A third oil tanker caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after striking a sea mine while attempting to navigate an unauthorized route, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy announced. The IRGC Navy’s public relations office said on Sunday Read More …

Saudi Arabia: Attack on Riyadh airport killed 12 people and wounded over 300 more

The latest attack on the international airport in Saudi Arabia’s capital of Riyadh killed 12 people and injured over 300 others, civil aviation authorities said early Sunday, with some in critical condition. The attack was the deadliest in any Gulf Read More …

Tender: Spanish MoFA Funded Digital EORE Video Production – Whole of Syria

In complex operating environments such as Syria, digital and mass media interventions provide a vital, cost-effective complement to direct, in-person EORE sessions. Digital delivery overcomes geographical fragmentation, access restrictions, and active insecurity to deliver critical safety messages at scale. Funded Read More …

Israel: Suspected criminal assassination attempt leaves two wounded after car explosion in Jerusalem

A 57-year-old man and a 13-year-old boy were seriously wounded in a vehicle explosion in Jerusalem’s Armon Hanatziv neighborhood on Tuesday, in what police are investigating as a suspected attempted murder with a criminal background. Police received a report of Read More …

Suspect in FlyDubai incident was previously identified as security risk

The co-pilot of the FlyDubai plane who allegedly attacked the plane’s captain and attempted to crash a flight bound for Israel on Wednesday is an Omani national who was previously suspended from flying by Oman Air after being identified as Read More …

Syria: Car bomb near security checkpoint injures two in Deir Ezzor countryside

An explosion near a checkpoint of the Syrian Internal Security Forces in eastern Syria injured two people on Thursday, state media reported. The blast struck a vehicle in Jazrat Al-Buhamid in the Deir Ezzor countryside, according to the Syrian Arab Read More …

Israel: Cockpit stabbing on FlyDubai plane to Tel Aviv puts crew-related hijackings in focus

A pilot on a plane traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv stabbed the other pilot and then apparently tried to crash the aircraft Wednesday before being subdued by passengers and crew. The Boeing 737 made an emergency landing in Saudi Read More …

US-led coalition concludes 12-year mission in Iraq

Iraq is preparing to mark the withdrawal of US-led coalition forces on September 30 ending a 12-year military mission in the country since the onset of the Islamic State (ISIS) emergence, a move welcomed by some who view the departure Read More …

Syria and Ukraine sign demining agreement to support recovery and development

Syria and Ukraine signed a high-level humanitarian cooperation agreement on Sunday at the Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management in Damascus to enhance demining operations, technical surveying, and sustainable agricultural recovery. The agreement was signed by Syrian Civil Defense Director Read More …

Iraq: IED blast injures four Iraqi Army personnel in Kirkuk

An Iraqi army officer and three soldiers were wounded on Wednesday when an improvised explosive device struck their Humvee during a security operation northwest of Kirkuk, military sources told Shafaq News. The blast occurred in the Gharra mountain range in Read More …

Yemen: Houthis dug trenches and laid mines near Bab al-Mandab

Houthi forces have dug trenches in mountainous areas overlooking the Bab al-Mandab Strait and laid mines in the strategic maritime corridor, an unnamed Yemeni military source told the German Press Agency (DPA) on Tuesday. The source, who spoke on condition Read More …

Syria: Man injured in landmine explosion south of Tal Tamr

A young man sustained injuries of varying severity after a remnant of war exploded while he was herding sheep in the village of Tal Masas, south of Tal Tamr. He was subsequently taken to the hospital to receive medical treatment. Read More …

Yemen: Houthis seize key port of Mocha

Houthi forces in Yemen are making a concerted drive to take over the country’s Red Sea coast fully, claiming control of the key port of Mocha in the most serious wave of fighting with the Saudi-backed government in years, bringing the Iran-aligned Read More …

Yemen: Dozens of Saudi-backed fighters killed in IED ambush in Hadramout

Dozens of Saudi-backed “Dera Al-Watan” Forces personnel were killed and others wounded on Tuesday after a series of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) targeted their military vehicles in Al-Abr district in the desert of Hadramout province. Local sources reported that military Read More …

Iraq: Old artillery shell kills two, wounds others in Halabja

Two people were killed and others injured on Monday when an old artillery shell exploded near Kani Maran village in Iraq’s Halabja province, police and health officials said. Halabja Police spokesperson Akam Qutb Al-Din said the shell detonated while it Read More …