Due to its sensitive geopolitical position near the Israeli borders, Syria has long been a determining actor in the Palestinian developments, with the Palestinian factions viewing Damascus the powerhouse of Arab support for their armed struggle against the occupation.

Two things prevent an all-out war between Israel and Iran. The first is that Israel knows that attacking Iran will end in a total Israeli defeat. The second is Iran’s exercise of discipline in the face of ongoing threats by both the U.S. and Israel.

Monday marked the second anniversary of assassination of two anti-terror commanders, Iran's General Qassem Soleimani and Iraq's Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. Masses across the region and mainly the states of the Axis of Resistance — Iran, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen, and Palestine— commemorated them and appreciated their legacy by arranging massive gatherings.

On the anniversary of the Iran's General Qassem Soleimani, and his Iraqi comrade Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the Axis of Resistance states are busy arranging commemorations to remember a brave and great commander who fought terrorism for long years.

According to the final results, the Sadrist Movement won 73 seats out of 329 parliament, coming on top. The Sunni Progress Coalition won 37 seats and the Rule of Law coalition 33 seats, ranking second and third consecutively. Also, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) won 31 seats, the Kurdistan Coalition 17 seats, the Fatah Coalition, the Al-Azm Coalition 14 seats, and the National Government Forces Coalition led by Ammar Hakim 4 seats.

Over the past few days, Saudi Arabia stepped up its airstrikes in Yemen. The attacks, coming in front of eyes of a world watching the Saudi crimes against the civilians since 2015, have targeted Ma'rib, the capital Sana'a, Al-Jawf, and Sa'ada provinces.

Until just a few months ago, when the Taliban took full control of Kabul, a few people imagined that there would be a crisis between the Taliban and Pakistan. The Taliban have always been portrayed as a Pakistan-affiliated group pursuing Islamabad goals, but recently border tensions between the group and Islamabad have escalated and even the two sides exchanged fire over the border.

Iran's Foreign Minister Hussein Amir-Abdollahian visited Azerbaijan as part of an important regional tour, discussing with Azerbaijani officials boost of bilateral ties and the common issues.

Undoubtedly, the most important battlefield presently is the strategic and oil-rich city of Ma'rib, which is currently under complete siege by the forces of Ansarullah and its allies. According to local sources, in recent days in Ma'rib, violent clashes broke out between Sana'a-based revolutionary administration's forces on the one hand and the forces of ousted and fugitive Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi and the Saudi-backed Islah Party on the other hand around the city and in the Jabal al-Balq heights directly overlooking Falaj military point at the southern gate of Ma'rib.

As we approach the first anniversary of the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, we — all of us former senior military officials — are increasingly concerned about the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election and the potential for lethal chaos inside our military, which would put all Americans at severe risk," they wrote.

After the elections result released on October 10, Iraq's main issue has been the formation of the new cabinet and before it naming the prime minister, president, and the parliament speaker. Like in the past, it seems that replacing the old leaders with new ones remains the defining feature of the Iraqi politics.

The 42nd (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council summit was held on Tuesday in the Saudi capital Riyadh. Saudi Press Agency reported that the meeting concluded in a statement calling for unity, solidarity, and stability in relations among the member states.

Abdullah al-Ouda, the head of National Assembly Party (NASS), a Saudi opposition party founded outside the country last year by a group of dissenters, posted images of Washington in a Twitter post saying: "Today we observed people who passed the streets and shouted we deserve democracy not Mr saw," referring to bin Salman's role in assassination of Khashoggi who was killed and dismembered by a death squad using a saw.

"Israel" and the US have tried to halt Iran's nuclear program for a long time, but recently a rift started to develop between the two historic allies about ways to deal with this "threat" as both parties have different priorities.

Israeli Prime Minister Neftali Bennet flew to the UAE on Monday in the first visit of an Israeli PM to the Arab monarchy in the Israeli seven-decade life. The visit marked a long step to expansion of Tel Aviv relations with the Persian Gulf Arab states.