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Soner Çağaptay has been writing some of the best political analysis of Turkey in recent years. He joined Luke to…
The party’s rejection of an IMF bailout may ultimately mean the end of Hassan Diab’s government, and of Lebanon itself.…
Turkish medium-altitude drones, which are similar to the U.S. Air Force’s own Reaper drones, struck Syrian forces in and around…
Every right-wing claim across the spectrum against the Arab Joint List is fundamentally a lie. According to the law, “a…
Beirut bishop’s terse exchange with the country’s Maronite president echoes the Christian community’s unhappiness with the elite In early February,…
Given the alarming trends in the Middle East, America should fashion agile media platforms that influence audiences in the region…
For the Turks, Turkey is the homeland and Cyprus is the “baby homeland.” In January 2018, several thousand Turkish Cypriots…
As a World Tour competitor, Israel Start-Up Nation got an automatic bid to participate in the 2020 UAE Tour. …
Analysis: Putin is tolerating Israeli military action across its northern border for now, but if the Russian president listens to…
Ladies and gentlemen, history is repeating itself. The same man who stood on the balcony in Zion Square in November…
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sites at Damascus International Airport were heavily damaged due to airstrikes. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN ImageSat…
Long-awaited meeting takes place after athletes foster warm online friendly relations, exchanging messages of praise on social media kIsraeli…
A prayer ceremony led by a missionary at a church in Santa Rosa, Brazil. In remote Amazon communities, villagers can…
The upcoming presidential vote in North Cyprus will be some sort of a referendum on what kind of a settlement Turkish Cypriots…
Senior Turkish officials on Feb. 8 condemned the remarks by Mustafa Akıncı, the leader of Turkish Cyprus in a British daily. The condemnations…
By Dawn Stover In this interview, Bulletin contributing editor Dawn Stover speaks with Fred Kaplan about his just-published book, The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and…
Anti-Semitism Puts Pressure on a Community and a Cherished Idea On January 11, 2015, thousands of Parisians gathered in the…
The Palestinian side has rejected the US president’s peace plan. Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said that the Palestinian people will send Trump’s “deal…
Beyond the imploding Lebanese economy, Lebanon’s incoming pro-Syria, pro-Hezbollah government has a problem. President Michel Aoun and the political forces…
If the party opts for repression to silence the domestic scene, it might cause a social explosion and foreign condemnation…
Titled ‘Yemen: From Sheba to Jerusalem’, On display are numerous rare artifacts, some of which have never been seen by…
Lebanon’s Sa‘d al-Hariri is facing a growing credibility problem that may prove to be fatal politically. These are not…
Last year’s Washington Institute forum on post-Soleimani succession suggested that the IRGC would lose a unique coordinating capability and its…
The killing of Qassem Suleimani, the Iranian commander targeted by an American strike Thursday night, is the most consequential act…
The title of Reichelt’s commentary was, “Trump has freed the world from a monster.” By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL Julian Reichelt, the…
Khamenei and other regime officials have been quick to swear revenge, but for now they may focus more on stoking…
Rare Public MQ-9 RPA Fly-By At Nellis Air Force Base During Latest Airshow. Tom Demerly It was nearly silent.…
An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted drone aircraft over Creech Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Cory D. Payne/Handout via…
As long as the Arab world keeps women down, it will not progress… To grasp the extent to which Arab…
Once known for its resilience, the country’s fragile financial system has triggered angry protests Chloe Cornish in Beirut In…
Nissan-Renault chairman accused of financial misconduct lands in his parents’ native Lebanon Chloe Cornish in Beirut Carlos Ghosn has…
Chinese Russian military and geopolitical cooperation is flourishing – for now. If, however, the weapons industry is anything to go…
Serkan Demirtaş – ANKARA Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has strongly criticized the government’s willingness to send Turkish…
Congress should offer conditional aid that forces Beirut and Baghdad to respond to their citizens’ grievances, many of which stem…
Israel and the US have become experts in tunnel warfare, but their conclusions are different. By YONAH JEREMY BOB Until…
“Every year I pray they will give me a permit so I can celebrate Christmas and see my family.” …
Combo picture of dozens of victims of Iran’s mass executions on 1988. The son of Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, a…
Faced with crippling international sanctions, revenue shortfalls and budget deficits, the Islamic regime in Iran seems to have made a…
In an interview, former minister Nasser al-Saidi explains why Lebanon’s financial revival will be a massive undertaking. Nasser al-Saidi is…
Abdallah Chatila and World Chairman of Keren Hayesod Sam Grundwerg Abdallah Chatila, who bought €600,000 worth of Nazi-era items to…
Kuwait’s cyclical crisis are a sign of how the political system replicates itself, with little change. It has been an…
Fifteen Russian spies, including those accused of the Salisbury nerve agent attack, used the French Alps as a “base camp”…
The Iranian port city of Bandar-e-Mahshahr has emerged as the scene of some of the worst violence in Iran’s brutal crackdown on…
By trying to preserve a corrupt political order, the pro-Iranian party is now identified with it. Since the start…
The Russian VECTOR research center maintains one of just two repositories of smallpox-causing virus in the world. Credit: US Government…
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil trader IMMS has taken Lebanese bank BankMed to court in the U.S. state of New York…
Outline Executive Summary The road to the fall of the Lira Causes Consequences Containing the crisis Appendix References Tables Table…
Download the full testimony Editor’s Note: Jeffrey Feltman testifies before the House Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa,…
In an exclusive interview with Radio Farda, the former queen of Iran, Farah Pahlavi has responded to Iran’s Supreme Leader…