Justice Department Solicits Information Pertaining to FIFA, I.O.C. and U.S.O.C.
Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., was chosen to host the 2021 world track and field…
Monthly Archives: January, 2018
Who are the Turkish Cypriots?
In Northern Cyprus, a person could answer the question in the headline by saying that…
How Arafat Eluded Israel’s Assassination Machine
Yasir Arafat with security personnel on Aug. 30, 1982. CreditPhotograph from Oded Shamir (Reading this chapter,…
How Corruption and Cronyism in Banking Fueled Iran’s Protests
By THOMAS ERDBRINK, DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and NILO TABRIZYJAN. TEHRAN — At 25 percent, the interest rate paid on…
Trees instead of graves
What’s the first thing that meets the eye of those stuck in traffic in the…
Gal Gadot causes furor by sporting Lebanese designer’s dress
She is pretty, she is “flawless”! True! Elie Saab was criticized for “bragging about an…
Turkey, the Arab World Is Just Not That into You
Sunni Arabs do not wish to revisit their Ottoman colonial past. Still, Turkish President Recep…
Mohammed bin Salman’s Next Saudi Challenge: Curtailing Ultraconservative Islam
Crown prince’s overhaul includes a crackdown on religious fundamentalists who exercised rigid control; female drivers…
Iran reopens investigation into Rafsanjani death
Relatives of former president say his body had high radiation levels and they doubt the…
Who is attacking Russia’s bases in Syria? A new mystery emerges in the war.
Russia’s vast Khmeimim air base in northwestern Latakia province, the headquarters of Russia’s military operations…
لبنان والبوصلة والـCorridor
طغت أخبار الاحتجاجات الشعبية في إيران على نهاية العام. غيّرت البوصلة، أو بتعبير أدقّ، جمّدتها…
Iran’s Messianic War
The importance of Iran’s involvement in Syria is rooted in Iran’s vision of the Shi’ite…
Iranians Are Mad as Hell About Their Foreign Policy
The more the regime believes that its foreign adventures threaten its internal foundations, the…