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The President of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, reads a letter by Pope Francis given to him by Cardinal Mario Zenari, Apostolic…
As head of the Defense Ministry’s Political-Military Affairs Bureau and as a secret emissary to Arab countries, Gilad made quite…
Egyptian Christian Ezzat Yaacoub Ishak, who fled el-Arish in northern Sinai two days ago due to fighting, sits in his…
By Kennette Benedict Since it was set in 1947, the Bulletin has reset the minute hand on the Doomsday Clock…
Short-term benefits aside, America’s partners in the Middle East will all suffer in the end if estrangement from the region…
The decisions of the Grand Sanhedrin, if adopted by today’s Muslim bodies (replacing « Israelites » by « Muslims »)…
By MATTHEW ROSENBERG, ADAM GOLDMAN and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT President Obama in December. Some in his administration feared that…
By Faisal Irshaid BBC News The imagery is all too familiar. A family on the move, their meagre belongings…
As the world fixates on Russian spying and cyber-attacks in U.S. politics, the field of sports has been struck by…
Moscow needs to own its mistakes On the morning of Feb. 9, 2017, a single Russian fighter-bomber released a stick…
Iran, bowing to external pressure, has allowed women spectators to attend a premier international men’s volleyball tournament on the island…
Actions like the travel ban on Iraqis could have the unintended effect of derailing the U.S. alliance with Baghdad –…
Amnesty’s report lifts the lid on shocking abuses at Saydnaya © Cesare Davolio ‘Cold-blooded killing of thousands of defenceless prisoners’…
An anti-Pope Francis poster in central Rome, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. On Saturday, posters appeared around Rome featuring a stern-looking…
A documentary film that premiered in New York last month unveils a chance encounter between Rabin and Nasser mere months…
And the United States encouraged that thinking Even before his regime invaded and annexed the oil-rich sheikdom of Kuwait on Aug.…
Much of the recent media coverage of the new Trump administration has an air of hysteria about it. The barbarians…
For-profit combat pilots fly Emirati Air Tractors On Jan. 11, 2017, Intelligence Online — a professional journal covering the world’s intelligence services — revealed that…
Unlike in 1989, the Revolutionary Guards and other powerful Iranian institutions will probably play an outsize role in determining and…
Its nice to be able to write a story where the Canadian sports officials are not burying their heads in…
Cleric had been a pillar of the Islamic republic since the 1979 revolution ‘Reformists will miss his unifying role’ -…
The Israeli Air Force disapproves Not unexpectedly, the IDF is developing its own missile response to Hezbollah missile attacks. Not…
Gen. Michael Hayden provides an inside look into the attack that stopped Assad’s nuclear ambitions in their tracks. From that…
Attempts by Martin Luther (1483-1546) to reform the church from neighbouring Germany found fertile soil in Switzerland. (akg-images / Doris Poklekowski)…
BY REBECCA R. RUIZ MOSCOW — Russia is for the first time conceding that its officials carried out one of…
Asked recently about the absence of the United States from talks by Russia, Turkey and Iran on the future of…
LEPTIS MAGNA, Libya – Agence France-Press Ali Hribish stands by the Arch of Septimius Severus which dominates Libya’s ancient city…
President Barack Obama told reporters at his last news conference of 2016 that the United States will respond to Russia’s…
Analysis: Wednesday’s attack on a Syrian army outpost and Hezbollah arms convoy is seen as a ‘case study’ for the…
The “Blackmailed?” with a question mark was not in the Insidethegames title, but we could not help adding it. For, why…
How Washington Can Get to a Settlement When U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on January 20, 2017, his most…
While liberating territory from the Islamic State is vital, the consequences of ceding portions of Iraq and Syria to de…
What the West needs to understand about Middle East Islamo-Fascism by J.C. Derrick PHOTOS BY LEE LOVE/GENESIS Ambassador…
It is all too easy today to look at the Middle East and throw up one’s hands in deep despair,…
In the unlikely event that either side decides to follow through on its declared intentions, each has multiple options…
Two high-level meetings in recent months involving senior military commanders and intelligence officials and/or top-level government representatives spotlight Pakistan’s difficulty…
Although filling the long-vacant office could help pull the country out of its political stagnation, Hezbollah and Iran will continue…
Celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Slovenian Olympic Committee was great opportunity to address and discuss important questions on the recent developments in IOC (International Olympic Committee).…
The topic of establishing a relationship between Saudi Arabia and Israel raises many theories, assumptions, and emotionally charged arguments. Some…
To write anything about Saudi Arabia is to invite controversy. The country has been both an incubator and a victim…
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had a comfortable meeting with the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the side lines of the…
AT-802. Photo via the author Evidence piling up that Cairo and Abu Dhabi have deployed forces by ARNAUD DELALANDE On Sept.…
On September 9, 2016, U.S. Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (R-Nebraska) introduced a bipartisan resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives calling…
Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI delivers an address in Regensburg, Germany, in 2006, which caused a firestorm of protest across the…
Editor’s Note: This is adapted from the author’s recently published article, “Israel’s Second War Doctrine,” [pdf] from the Institute for…
Don’t believe news reports of huge arms deals News reports claim that the Islamic Republic of Iran is in the process…
Paper prepared for the Economic Roundtable on “The Impact of Syrian Refugees on the Lebanese Economy,” Organized by the Maronite…
Critics see Saudi Arabia’s export of a rigid strain of Islam as contributing to terrorism, but the kingdom’s influence depends greatly on…
By Mehdi Khalaji and Farzin Nadimi Two Iran experts discuss the political and military implications of Tehran’s unprecedented decision to…