Israeli Defense Ministry blows up 3,300 mines in Golan Heights

The Israeli Defense Ministry’s National Mine Action Authority has blown up some 3,300 mines near Kibbutz Ein Zivan on the Golan Heights in 2026, the body announced on Thursday. “The National Mine Action Authority in the Defense Ministry is continuing Read More …

Syria: Landmine kills 12-year-old child, injures 19 in Hasaka

A landmine explosion inside a school courtyard in the province of Hasaka in northeastern Syria (Rojava) killed one child and injured 19 others on Wednesday, an official said, as the country continues to face deadly threats from unexploded war remnants. Read More …

Yemen: IEDs disguised as rocks, bricks and thermos flasks pose new threat to civilians

Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) reportedly concealed beneath soil, inside roadside bags and disguised as everyday objects including rocks, bricks and thermos flasks are among the emerging explosive threats facing civilians in Yemen, as conflict intensifies and frontlines shift, the HALO Read More …

Syria: Landmines, explosive remnants of war kill seven, injure 11 in one week

Seven people, including three children, were killed and 11 others injured in six explosions involving landmines and unexploded ordnance across Syria between October 24 and 30, according to health officials and Civil Defense authorities. The incidents occurred in Hasakah, Hama, Read More …

Syria: Landmine blast kills four-year-old boy, injures two in Hama

A four-year-old boy was killed and two members of his family were injured when a landmine exploded during an olive harvest in Syria’s northern Hama countryside. The explosion occurred on farmland in the town of Halfaya as a family was Read More …

Syrian envoy discusses chemical weapons legacy, cooperation with UK officials in London

Syria’s Permanent Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Mohamad Katoub, participated in a Chemical Weapons Demilitarization Conference in London. Katoub outlined Syria’s experience in addressing the legacy of the ousted regime’s chemical weapons program, as Read More …

Syria: Former military commander reportedly targeted near Qara

A vehicle targeted near the Syrian town of Qara on the Damascus–Homs highway was carrying Abu Abdul Rahman al-Libi, who currently holds a position in the General Security Service, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Monday, citing sources Read More …

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 …