Author: Barry

Pakistan and China pledged greater strategic coordination this week during high-level security talks in Beijing. These talks marked an intensification of bilateral defense cooperation amid rising challenges to regional security associated with China’s Belt and Road investments in Pakistan. Pakistan and China held talks during Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir’s official visit to Beijing as...

Human rights groups and Palestinian officials have denounced what they describe as an ongoing wave of settler violence in the West Bank, noting that such behavior no longer appears isolated or spontaneous, but part of a coordinated policy supported by some elements within Israel’s government. B’Tselem, an Israeli rights group, reports an alarming spike in...

Iranian authorities are suspecting Israeli intelligence of orchestrating explosions and fires across their nation, calling into question why nothing appears to have gone amis in recent days. Recently, Tehran has been plagued with incidents–ranging from fires at apartment buildings and factories to explosions at oil refineries–that have left it unsettled. While Iranian officials have blamed...

BEIJING/NYINGCHI, July 22 2025 — China has officially started construction of what could become the world’s most powerful hydropower dam at Medog County in Tibet on the Yarlung Zangbo River’s lower reaches, premier Li Qiang announced at a groundbreaking ceremony held July 19. This mega-dam, comprising five cascading hydropower plants is part of Beijing’s ambitious...

Israel recently made headlines for providing cross-border humanitarian assistance, with reports revealing Israeli deliveries of medical aid into Sweida under cover of an unstable ceasefire agreement currently holding in southern Syria. Regional media outlets and diplomatic sources confirmed this weekend’s delivery and mark the first direct Israeli humanitarian initiative since the outbreak of civil war....

Northern Gaza Strip, July 20, 2025 – According to reports from international and Israeli media outlets, Israel’s military has quietly installed a forward base dubbed “Israela” in northern Gaza, near what used to be known as Netzarim Corridor. This highly concealed outpost appears designed to strengthen their long-term hold over strategic territory within Gaza. Covert...

Today marks the first end-of-school exams since October 2023 when conflict broke out between Israel and Hamas, announced by Gaza’s Education Ministry. Around 1,500 high school students registered to take their exams through Al Jazeera’s digital platform and local officials, Al Jazeera reports.As more than 95% of Gaza’s educational infrastructure was destroyed by ongoing bombardment,...

Tel Aviv, Israel — In an extraordinary move by Israeli authorities, they have allowed limited entry of Syrian security forces into Sweida province in southern Syria for 48 hours under humanitarian arrangement and regional stabilization efforts. Israeli defense officials officially announced on Thursday the decision, amid growing unrest in Sweida and concerns of lawlessness and...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly encouraged Iran to accept a “zero enrichment” nuclear agreement with the US, according to Axios sources cited by Reuters and The Times, advocating for such an accord that prohibits Tehran from enriching any uranium at all. Reuters sources cite Axios sources who claim this proposal from Russian President Vladimir...

Suwayda, Syria — July 16 2025 — Intense clashes resumed Tuesday just hours after government officials and local armed groups signed an accord aimed at ending months of violence. This new outbreak has cast doubt over its durability and raised concerns of further instability in an area once considered relatively peaceful during Syria’s decade-long civil...