Saudi ‘Raad al-Shamal’ exercise looks smaller than billed
Jeremy Binnie, London – IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly A still from a video released by…
Monthly Archives: February, 2016
The Battle for the Soul of FIFA & Boris Johnson’s EU Football Nightmare
In Zurich to witness the fight that one of the candidates describes as, “the most…
Coptophobia
Icon of the “21 New Martyrs of Libya” by Egyptian-American artist Tony Rezk The Islamic…
FBI VS. FIFA
The exclusive account of how a small band of federal agents and an outsized corrupt…
Countering Russian and Assad Regime Responses to Safe Zones
For such zones to succeed, they must be backed with militarily enforced no-fly zones and…
FIFA Favourite’s FA Did Deal With Match-Fixer
The FIFA presidential favourite denies wrongdoing after Sky News reveals his home FA worked with…
The Sexual Misery of the Arab World
ORAN, Algeria — AFTER Tahrir came Cologne. After the square came sex. The Arab revolutions…
Putin’s Patriarch: Does the Kremlin Control the Church?
By George Soroka In The Clash of Civilizations, Samuel Huntington memorably bemoaned that, whereas in…
Minister Sheikh Salman lauds Lebanon’s support for Kuwait
Minister of Information, Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah…
Marrakesh: Steps Towards A Solution Or Confusion?
On January 25-27, 2016, several hundred Muslim religious leaders from throughout the world and fifty…
The Battle of Aleppo Is the Center of the Syrian Chessboard
With ample Russian and Iranian help, regime forces have cut the rebels’ main lifeline in…
Choosing Iran’s Next Supreme Leader
While the Experts Assembly elected this month may be formally tasked with appointing the elderly…
After four months, Russia’s campaign in Syria is proving successful for Moscow
By Andrew Roth MOSCOW — Four months after launching airstrikes in Syria, the Kremlin is…
Russian influence over Hizbullah may reduce chances of escalation with Israel
Yaakov Lappin, Tel Aviv – IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly The IDF believes that the Russian…
To End Syria’s War, Help Assad’s Officers Defect
By MOHAMMED ALAA GHANEMFEB. 3, 2016 AS the fraught Syria peace talks inch forward in…
DEA and European Authorities Uncover Massive Hizballah Drug and Money Laundering Scheme
This investigation is a result of leads developed during the investigation into the Lebanese Canadian…