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An explosive device was detonated Thursday in a popular cafe in the Syrian capital of Damascus, killing at least nine people, Syria’s Health Ministry said. The explosion near the main courthouse complex left 20 others wounded, the ministry said as Read More …
One person was killed after a car exploded in Kiryat Haim, northern Israel, on Tuesday, Magen David Adom and Israel Police said. A preliminary investigation revealed that the victim was a 50-year-old senior figure of the Hariri crime organization, who was married, Read More …
At least two men were killed after two car bombings, one in Jaffa and one in Holon, on Sunday morning, Israel Police confirmed. Another wounded person from the Jaffa bombing was taken to Wolfson Medical Center, police noted. They were later identified Read More …
A correspondent for Saudi Arabia’s Al Arabiya television in Yemen was killed when a bomb planted on his car exploded, the network said on Thursday. It said Mohammed Aydah, a Yemeni who reported for Al Arabiya and its sister channel Read More …
Mine clearance teams have begun work on the road connecting the cities of Tel Tamer and Serêkaniyê and the surrounding villages, as part of preparations for the return of displaced residents of Serêkaniyê to their homes. Presidential team member Mustafa Read More …
ISIS has claimed a series of attacks in Syria, including an IED strike near Damascus and a reported assault on security forces in Raqqa. The extremist group Islamic State (ISIS) has claimed a new attack in Syria, with Syrian state media Read More …
Two Israel Defense Forces soldiers were wounded, including an officer who was seriously hurt, during a counter-terrorism raid in Jenin, northern Samaria, the military said on Thursday. An explosive device detonated during the operation, seriously wounding the officer and lightly Read More …
A 35-year-old woman was killed in a car explosion on a highway near Tel Aviv on Thursday morning. Police later arrested her estranged husband on suspicion of involvement. The victim, Lia Malka, is survived by the couple’s 2-year-old daughter. The Read More …
More than 5,000 Iraqis work in mine and unexploded ordnance clearance across Iraq, facing low wages and limited social and health protections despite carrying out one of the country’s most dangerous humanitarian missions, the Eco Iraq Observatory cautioned on Saturday. Read More …
The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Syria announced financial support worth $250,000 for mine clearance operations across Syrian territory in 2026. In a statement posted on its official account on X, the embassy said the Polish government had Read More …
A man was killed in a car explosion near Or Akiva on Tuesday in central Israel, in the second apparent car bombing to occur within a day. The Magen David Adom emergency service said it received a report at 8:04 Read More …
The Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service announced on Sunday the killing of three of its personnel and the injury of four others following the explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) left behind by ISIS mercenaries in the Al-Hadar desert, southwest of Read More …
A soldier was martyred and several civilians were wounded after a car bomb exploded near a Defense Ministry building in the Bab Sharqi area of Damascus, the Defense Ministry’s Media and Communication Directorate told SANA. The directorate said a unit of Read More …
A man in his 30s was arrested in Jerusalem’s Gilo neighborhood after a report was received that he was holding explosives at his home and threatening to use them. Police officers who arrived at the suspect’s apartment conducted a search Read More …
Head of the donor countries delegation and Director for Humanitarian Affairs at the German Foreign Ministry, Ina HEUSGEN, said Thursday that international donors continue to support Syria’s recovery efforts and infrastructure rehabilitation, with particular emphasis on mine clearance, humanitarian assistance Read More …
Explosive ordnance disposal equipment funded by the European Union has been handed over to the Lebanon Mine Action Center at a ceremony in Kfarchima, east of Beirut. The event took place at the Logistic Brigade and marked the delivery of Read More …
Iraqi security forces carried out a controlled explosion of war remnants near Baghdad International Airport on Wednesday, a police source told Shafaq News. The materials included rockets, ammunition, and other unexploded ordnance previously recovered during search operations in several areas. Read More …
Four people were injured on Sunday after an explosion believed to have been caused by an improvised explosive device planted aboard a public transportation bus in Damascus’ al-Wurood neighborhood, a security source told Shafaq News. The blast damaged nearby shops Read More …
Two soldiers were moderately wounded, and an additional soldier was severely wounded in two separate incidents involving explosive drones launched by Hezbollah, the IDF confirmed on Friday. In the first incident, an explosive drone launched by Hezbollah fell in Israeli Read More …
Yemen’s coast guard said on Saturday that the M/T EUREKA oil tanker had been hijacked off the coast of Shabwa province by unidentified armed men who boarded the vessel, seized control and steered it towards the Gulf of Aden in Read More …