Egyptian Christian Ezzat Yaacoub Ishak, who fled el-Arish in northern Sinai two days ago due to fighting, sits in his…
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By Kennette Benedict Since it was set in 1947, the Bulletin has reset the minute hand on the Doomsday Clock…
This report was produced with the Critical Threats Project. The insights are part of an intensive multi-month exercise to frame,…
Short-term benefits aside, America’s partners in the Middle East will all suffer in the end if estrangement from the region…
The Trump administration has adopted an aggressive approach towards Iran. It seeks to establish a unified front of Arab Sunni…
Charles A. Ferguson From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other people with the same name, see Charles Ferguson (disambiguation).…
Below are remarks by Ambassador Frederic C. Hof at the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) annual gala in Lombard, Illinois…
The decisions of the Grand Sanhedrin, if adopted by today’s Muslim bodies (replacing « Israelites » by « Muslims »)…
Extremist Muslims’ understanding of freedom is a one-way street: Freedoms, such as religious rights, are “good” and must be defended…
Ashkenazi Zionism has always known how to foment trouble, in order to continue holding the reins of power. Uri Avnery…
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…
The propaganda of the Islamic State is entering an interesting new phase, as the “physical” Caliphate comes under unprecedented pressure…
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…
In his inaugural speech, president Donald Trump showed that one thing that would not preoccupy him while in office was…
The poll released on Thursday, which surveyed over 1,200 people, shows 55% of Israelis prefer 2 states to 1 state,…
Actions like the travel ban on Iraqis could have the unintended effect of derailing the U.S. alliance with Baghdad –…
The Security Cabinet presents a three-phase plan whose goal is to safeguard Israel’s northern border from Iran’s growing influence in…
Iran and Russia Are Apparently Fighting Each Other in Syria Between Jan. 23 and 27, 2017, there were reports that Syrian…
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…
As in the case of Koweit, the House of Commons is taking the initiative in reforming football associations. However, the…
As long as the relocation is conducted within the confines of Western Jerusalem, Arabs should recognize it as a normal…
I recently saw a small but noisy demonstration in a Spanish city. The young demonstrators, pierced, tattooed, and well dressed,…
A documentary film that premiered in New York last month unveils a chance encounter between Rabin and Nasser mere months…
The regime in Iran must have mixed feelings about Russia. Though Moscow was essential in helping save the regime of…
Because the proposed Israeli embassy move is a potential headache for the palace, it will no doubt be high on…
BY DAVID MASCI In many parts of the world, particularly in poorer countries, attainment of even the most basic education…
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…
Vladimir Putin gives Sheikh Tamim a falcom A Qatari decision to backtrack on minimal improvements of the terms of employment…
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…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Friend of Russia and foe of sanctions in his corporate life, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary…
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’ -…
A fascinating Arabic language video produced by the pro-ISIS Al-Wa’ad Media Foundation made the rounds on social media in December…
By Søren Bang Governments have a growing interest in the governance of national sports organisations. Since 2013, Australia has required…
Damascus (AsiaNews) – The Syrian people are “generally in favor” of the national truce signed by the Syrian government and…
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…
President Barack Obama’s support for a United Nations Security Council resolution opposing the construction of settlements in occupied Palestinian territory…
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…
Excluding a fifth of Israel’s citizens from their political calculations is not worthy of being called the left. The…
LEPTIS MAGNA, Libya – Agence France-Press Ali Hribish stands by the Arch of Septimius Severus which dominates Libya’s ancient city…
Even before a new American president is inaugurated, some critics are hyperventilating and making sweeping statements about the new administration…