Kerry Opens a New Diplomatic Push for a Cease-Fire in Aleppo
Secretary of State John Kerry will mount a fresh effort on Saturday to pursue a cease-fire for the besieged city of Aleppo by meeting...
U.S. Ship Fires Missiles at Yemeni Rebel Sites
WASHINGTON — An American warship stationed off the coast of Yemen fired cruise missiles on Thursday at radar installations that the Pentagon said had...
Are Libyans abandoning democracy in search of stability?
It has been nearly five years since Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi was captured and killed by Libyan rebels near his hometown of Sirte...
Is Russia pulling Turkey away from the West?
A bi-national meeting was held in Moscow Oct. 2, bringing together Ahmet Tunc — an adviser of Melih Gokcek, the mayor of Ankara and a...
How Peres’ funeral highlighted rift among Israeli Arabs
The decision by Knesset members of the Joint List of predominantly Arab parties to boycott the funeral of former President Shimon Peres on Sept....
Rare agreement between Saudi and Iranian Islamic scholars: soccer poses a threat
Sunni scholars in Saudi Arabia and their Shiite counterparts in Iran may be at war over who is a Muslim, but there is one...
Amid Syrian chaos, Iran’s game plan emerges: a path to the Mediterranean
Not far from Mosul, a large military force is finalising plans for an advance that has been more than three decades in the making....
A Roar at a Funeral, and Yemen’s War Is Altered
SANA, Yemen — Large speakers played verses from the Quran as hundreds of mourners filed through the fanciest reception hall in Sana, the capital,...
Kerry says Russia, Syria should face war crimes probe for targeting civilians
U.S Secretary of State John Kerry called Friday for Russia and Syria to face a war crimes investigation for their attacks on Syrian civilians,...
Two suicide bombers blow themselves up during anti-terror ops in Ankara
Two suicide bombers detonated themselves during counter-terror operations in the capital Ankara early Saturday. The terrorists were reportedly planning a car-bomb attack and refused to...
Has JASTA Pushed Saudi Arabia And Israel Closer?
In an Oct. 3 meeting, the Saudi Cabinet said that the United States passing the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) — which...
Israel’s Defense Minister Offers Palestinians Big Stick, Tiny Carrots
The Cabinet decision to approve a small number of building permits for Palestinians residing in the Israeli-controlled Area C of the West Bank reminds...