French President calls for a halt to arms shipments to Israel
French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a halt to arms shipments to Israel, but the Israeli government has strongly rejected the appeal.
Category: Security
Iranian missiles hit Israel sparking fears of turmoil in the entire Mideast
Iran’s overnight attack on Israel could spiral into a far wider conflict, the EU has warned, as the two countries face off in an escalating exchange that threatens to engulf the entire Middle East.
Israel eyeing ‘swift ground offensives’ in Lebanon
As Israel and Hezbollah traded fire after the United States and its allies failed to secure a halt, an Israeli official said on Friday that any ground operation against Hezbollah would be swift.
Ukraine launches ‘one of largest ever’ drone attacks on Moscow
MONITORING (SW) – Ukraine launched one of the largest ever drone attacks on Moscow on Wednesday, the city’s mayor said, with Russian air defence units
Woman freed from 12-year domestic confinement in Ghazni
GHAZNI CITY (SW) – Officials in the Ghazni Security Command report the release of a woman after 12 years of domestic confinement in the province.
Islamic Emirate demands the US to respect Afghanistan’s sovereignty
KABUL (SW) – In response to continued flights of unmanned US aircraft over Afghanistan, Hamdullah Fetrat, the deputy spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate, has said this is violation of Afghanistan’s territorial sovereignty.
Experts warn against rift between Afghanistan, Pakistan
KABUL (SW) – Amid growing rift, experts have warned against escalation in tension between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Kabul and Islamabad witnessed one of the most
Denmark plans to conscript women into armed forces for first time
MONITORING (SW) – Denmark will call up women as well as men as it expands conscription to respond to Europe’s changing security climate.
Abdul Kabir urges for serious military measures against Kidnappers
KABUL (SW) – Mohammad Abdul Kabir, the Acting Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs of the Islamic Emirate, has said the military authorities to take “serious measures” against kidnappers and groups that disturb the peace of the people and the order and security of the society.
Twin bombings kill at least 22, injure 37 as Pakistan prepares for elections
MONITORING (SW) – Two bombs in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan have killed at least 22 people with more injured.
Israel ‘hit squad’ kills three in West Bank hospital operation
MONITORING (SW) – Israeli forces have shot dead three Palestinians inside a hospital in the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank.
Day of mourning declared following mass shooting in Prague, claiming 14 lives
MONITORING (SW) – The Czech Republic has declared a day of mourning following a tragic incident where a 24-year-old student shot and killed his father. Subsequently, he carried out a mass shooting at his Prague university, resulting in the death of 14 people and injuries to 25 others, marking the country’s worst-ever mass shooting.
