Millions of Shiite Muslim pilgrims rally in Iraq

SpaceWar.com reports: “More than 21 million Shiite Muslims took part in the Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq this year, which reached its peak on Sunday with attendees displaying their support for Gaza. Arbaeen, which means forty […]

Hezbollah still in shock, assessing damage from Israel’s pre-emptive strike – IDF Col.

The Jerusalem Post reports: “Colonel Anan Abbas, Head of Control at the Northern Command’s central operations room, revealed in an interview with Maariv on Tuesday that the recent operation against Hezbollah required months of meticulous […]

Khamenei hints at willingness to cooperate with West, while maintaining stance on terrorism

The Jerusalem Post reports: “Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hinted toward a possible shift to a softer foreign policy that includes a willingness to cooperate with the West in a meeting on Tuesday, according […]

Christian Slain with Swords by Muslim Extremists in Uganda

MorningStarNews.org reports: “Muslim extremists with swords in eastern Uganda on Monday (Aug. 19) killed a Christian for leading Muslims to Christ, sources said. The assailants attacked Yowabu Sebakaki as he was returning home by bicycle […]

North Korea test-fires rocket launcher with new ‘guiding system’

SpaceWar.com reports: “North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of a 240mm multiple rocket launcher equipped with a new ‘guiding system’, state media said Wednesday, as Pyongyang continues to upgrade its arsenal. The announcement […]

Iran praises Hezbollah attack on Israel, despite its failure

Israel National News reports: “Iran on Monday praised the drone and missile assault by Hezbollah on Israel, even though Israel made clear that the attack had failed, AFP reported. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Sunday […]

US says still a threat of Iran, proxies attacking Israel

SpaceWar.com reports: “The United States assesses there is still a threat of a new attack on Israel by Iran or its proxies, the Pentagon said Monday, after Lebanon’s Hezbollah launched a rocket and drone barrage […]

China says ‘strongly dissatisfied’ with fresh US sanctions

SpaceWar.com reports: “China is ‘strongly dissatisfied’ and ‘firmly opposed’ to fresh US sanctions on Chinese companies over ties to Russia’s war in Ukraine, the commerce ministry said Sunday. ‘China urges the US to immediately stop […]

‘IDF prepared for all possibilities – including widescale war’

Israel National News reports: “The IDF is prepared for a widescale war, an Israeli military source told Sky News Arabic. ‘The IDF is prepared for all possibilities, including that of a general war,’ the Tuesday […]

PM says strikes on Hezbollah ‘not end of story’ as allies warn against escalation

The Times of Israel reports: “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel’s preemptive overnight strike on Lebanon’s Hezbollah was not ‘the end of the story,’ as regional and global leaders warned against escalating toward […]

Nasrallah asserts Hezbollah attack was success, reserves right to strike again

The Times of Israel reports: “Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah claimed on Sunday that an attempted massive attack on Israel by his terror group the night before, which was largely thwarted by Israel, had been completed […]

Japan scrambles jets after China aircraft ‘violates’ airspace: ministry

SpaceWar.com reports: “Japan scrambled fighter jets after a Chinese military aircraft ‘violated’ Japanese airspace, the defence ministry said Monday. A Chinese aircraft was ‘confirmed to have violated the territorial airspace off the Danjo Islands in […]