By THOMAS ERDBRINK, DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and NILO TABRIZYJAN. TEHRAN — At 25 percent, the interest rate paid on a savings account at the Caspian…
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She is pretty, she is “flawless”! True! Elie Saab was criticized for “bragging about an ex-Israeli soldier wearing his dress”!…
Crown prince’s overhaul includes a crackdown on religious fundamentalists who exercised rigid control; female drivers and music concerts By Margherita…
Russia’s vast Khmeimim air base in northwestern Latakia province, the headquarters of Russia’s military operations in Syria. (Ramil Sitdikov/Sputnik via…
The more the regime believes that its foreign adventures threaten its internal foundations, the more likely it will be…
An ambitious U.S. task force targeting Hezbollah’s billion-dollar criminal enterprise ran headlong into the White House’s desire for a nuclear…
Analysis: While Russia is interested in reaching a political agreement that would lead to calm in Syria and reinforce the…
Saudi Arabia’s rulers have lots of worries, but Trump’s announcement about the holy city isn’t one of them. Saudi…
Speaking to Saudi Arabian newspaper, Yisrael Katz says Gulf state understands challenges of region, shares Israel’s concerns over Iran, and…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital has returned the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the headlines. The…
The former leader’s bloody demise will likely accelerate the country’s downward spiral toward anarchy and famine unless decisive diplomatic or…
EROS B satellite images show destruction of al-Kiswah base renovated for the use of Iranian troops after weekend attack allegedly…
Migrants who had arrived via buses chartered by Austrian authorities walk towards the border to Germany on October 17, 2015…
The crown prince has big plans to bring back a level of tolerance to his society. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia…
Transcripts of cabinet meetings held immediately after Israel’s great military victory in 1967 focus on the country’s changed borders. Jordan…
Mohammed Mansour, who treats Gaza victims of sexual assault, describes the dystopian nightmare that Palestinians are living By Ayelett Shani …
Illustration of a small crowd gathered to watch as Martin Luther directs the posting of his 95 theses, protesting the…
Iran is establishing a permanent military base inside Syria, a Western intelligence source has told the BBC. By Gordon Corera…
Mgvimevi Monastery church, near the city of Chiatura in the Imereti region of Georgia. Concentrated in Europe, Orthodox Christians…
As Protestants prepare to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that the…
Though a targeted strike has up-front costs, failing to act will likely exact an even greater price in the next…
Dr. Mohamed Helmy, an Egyptian-born physician, hid four Jews in Berlin for the duration of World War II …
Fmr. Mossad chief Halevy meets Saudi counterpart al-Faisal in NYC forum; pair discusses Iran nuclear deal, Israeli-Palestinian conflict; al-Faisal: Saudi…
Photo: Conference of European Rabbis If the growing threat of radical Islam and the rise of the far right in…
Decertifying the nuclear deal without walking away gives the Trump administration an opening to confront the Islamic Republic’s foreign meddling.…
After decertifying the JCPOA, President Trump now has leverage to negotiate a better agreement. Atlantic Two years ago, I urged senators…
U.S. counterterrorism director announces multi-million dollar reward for information leading to arrest of two Hezbollah officials Haaretz and Reuters …
In his first interview since taking office, IDF Chief of Staff Eisenkot tells Ynet about the IDF’s covert operations to…
President Donald Trump’s best Middle East friend and ally, Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz, arrived in Moscow Thursday Oct.…
Jewish refugees who had been turned away at the Swiss border By Thomas Stephens On September 25-26, 1942, the annual conference…
A recent indictment prompts questions about the real value of the investigation and trial of Rafik al-Hariri’s assassins. On September…
Saudi Arabia’s long-awaited lifting of a ban on women’s driving, widely viewed as a symbol of Saudi misogyny, will likely…
The diurnal sun sets at night, but the sun of the heart never disappears. —Emir Abdel Kader Al Jazairi …
FILE – In this Sept. 30, 2012 file photo, Palestinian Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal salutes cheering members of Turkish Prime…
By DAVID ZUCCHINOSEPT ERBIL, Iraq — In a region where few people concur on anything, adversaries and enemies in the…
Richard Miniter , CONTRIBUTOR Three years after his death, Lt. Hadar Goldin’s body is being used as a bargaining…
How the Kremlin built one of the most powerful information weapons of the 21st century — and why it may…
A month before passing away, Shimon Peres completed the writing of an autobiography that provides a rare glimpse behind the…
Amr Darrag, a senior member of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, will be speaking at Georgetown University on Thursday, and he is trying…
In an interview, Yassin al-Haj Saleh describes how Syrians have been denied any meaning for their suffering. Yassin al-Haj Saleh…
Is Tehran’s Leverage Slipping? Over the last few months, Iraq’s Shiite political groups have intensified their fight for influence in…
Dr Hocine Drouiche calls on Muslims to “take their share of responsibility” in terrorist attacks. France’s Islamic leaders tried to…
Despite collusion between the LAF and Hezbollah, the United States may still have an interest in funding the Lebanese military.…
The Near East, including the Levant, has been central to human prehistory and history from the expansion out of Africa…
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By BEN HUBBARD, MARK MAZZETTI and ERIC SCHMITTJULY AMMAN, Jordan — As next in line to be king of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Nayef was…
After obtaining his contact information through its accidental exposure by the Washington Post, The MIHS Islander contacted Secretary of Defense…
By BEN HUBBARD, ERIC SCHMITT and MARK MAZZETTIJUNE BEIRUT, Lebanon — The recently deposed crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Nayef, has been barred…
The United States cannot defeat the Islamic State without first reckoning with Iran’s nefarious role in Syria. Rarely has the…
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, by breaking off not only diplomatic but also economic relations with Qatar,…