Who are Yemen’s Houthis? A brief history of the group now advancing along the Red Sea
As Yemen's Houthi-backed forces secure major gains in a headline-grabbing rapid advance across Yemen's Red Sea coast, 5Pillars takes a look at the background...
Netanyahu ‘ignored UAE warning of major attack’ days before October 7
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was personally warned by the leader of the United Arab Emirates that Hamas was planning a major offensive against...
UAE pardons Egyptian-Turkish activist Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi
Egyptian-Turkish poet Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi, son of the late prominent scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi, has been pardoned by the UAE president just days after...
Who is Alparslan Kuytul, the Muslim leader arrested in Türkiye’s Furkan Movement crackdown?
Alparslan Kuytul, the outspoken Muslim leader who has challenged President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for years, now finds himself behind bars alongside dozens of his...
Syrian court sentences former Grand Mufti to life imprisonment
A Syrian court has sentenced former Grand Mufti Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun, one of the most prominent religious supporters of Bashar al-Assad's regime, to life...
Al-Aqsa burned 57 years ago today but the threat is far from gone
It's now 57 years since an arson attack devastated Al-Aqsa Mosque. On this date, 5Pillars' Robert Carter expresses fresh fears for Islam's third holiest...
Israel admits killing five-year-old Hind Rajab after two years of denial
The Israeli regime has accepted responsibility for killing five-year-old Hind Rajab in 2024 and officially opened a criminal investigation, after previously denying that IDF...
Israel launches airstrikes on Syria over suspected Turkish military build-up
Israel has bombed a Syrian airbase 70km from the Turkish border in what analysts say is a direct challenge to Ankara's growing regional influence...
Syrians demand justice after young man allegedly beaten to death in police detention
The death of a young Syrian man who was allegedly beaten to death following three days in police detention has sparked protests and anger...
Israel records staggering 140,000 migration deficit as people leave in droves
A recent official Knesset report has shown a sharp decline in the number of Israelis returning to the apartheid nation in recent years, alongside...
