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In 1968, Israel’s first prime minister gave a candid interview to an Israeli-British film crew producing a documentary about his…
Recently, a series of high-profile comments by Western politicians on aspects of Islam have come under public scrutiny. These comments…
Turkish coup attempt raises alarms about nuclear weapons deployed overseas LYDIA DENNETT After the recent military coup attempt in Turkey,…
The coup attempted in Turkey this past weekend against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan mattered for Russia, and for Russian President Vladimir…
The head of Italian intelligence paid a secret visit to Syria earlier this month, a week after his Syrian counterpart…
The nuclear deal and the negotiations leading up to it have been a significant source of factional confrontation inside Iran…
Mohammed Simsim, the president of the Saudi Arabian Weightlifting Federation, embodies existential dilemmas involved in Saudi deputy crown prince…
Military coup attempt failed to control information by ROBERT BECKHUSEN A military coup attempt by what appears to be…
Guarantees Crucial Rights, but Gaps Remain (Beirut) – Kuwaiti legislators’ adoption on June 24, 2015, of a new law giving…
DAVID E. SANGER WASHINGTON — A year after President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, the worst predictions of what would happen…
HSBC laundered money for criminals and thugs. with HSBC whistleblower Everett Stern. His work helped reveal the web of corruption…
The Battle of Bint Jbeil in Southern Lebanon was a major event in the Second Lebanon War; eight IDF soldiers…
If the Islamic State (IS) was serious about attacking Euro 2016, its plans clearly never materialized. Leaked transcripts of the…
Shoot-downs are piling up During the night of June 26 and 27, 2016, insurgents from the Jaysh Al Islam — a Saudi-supported…
Why Airbus and Boeing may be chasing fool’s gold Richard Aboulafia Unless the Farnborough Airshow sees a cloudburst of unanticipated…
The U.S. government needs to be clearer about the distinctions between Islam, political Islamism, and violent Islamism, in part by…
The appointment of one of the IRGC’s youngest generals can be seen as a sign of the Guards’ growing primacy…
Just as one was thinking that FIFA takes the prize as the most scandal-ridden international sports federation, well.. that might…
Charles Carroll of Maryland was the lone Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence, and is today seen as a…
Det Internationale Skytteforbund er om muligt endnu mere lukket end FIFA Her gik man og troede, at FIFA tager prisen…
It seems that not all 35 Olympic Federations are concerned with the IOC’s increasing demand for good governance in sports.…
Aging helicopters attack indiscriminately by TOM COOPER For three weeks starting in early June 2016, the Damascus suburb of…
BY PHILLIP CONNOR AND JENS MANUEL KROGSTAD The United Nations adopted a resolution in 2000 marking June 20 as World…
The concepts of exile and refuge are ancient ones existing across many civilizations and cultures. The Ottoman Empire and other…
London: This was not a referendum about 1973 – the year when Britain entered the European Union (EU). Nor was…
Kuwait has filed a lawsuit in a Swiss court seeking $1bn (£670m) in damages from the International Olympic Committee (IOC)…
The deputy crown prince hopes his U.S. visit will help garner support for shifting the kingdom away from oil dependency,…
Three leading right-wing figures from the 20th century in Turkey: Former Welfare Party head Necmettin Erbakan (L), former Justice Party…
By REBECCA R. RUIZ, JULIET MACUR and IAN AUSTEN When Darya Pishchalnikova, above, a discus thrower, told the World Anti-Doping…
Military Intelligence chief Herzl Halevi said Wednesday that another war with Lebanon’s Hezbollah would be much harsher for the home…
The Muslim world’s battle over the legitimacy of political Islam has expanded to the soccer pitch as proponents and…
Lebanon’s recent municipal elections had more of a national dimension to them than usual. Because parliamentary elections have been postponed…
It is one of the great sporting images of our time and it comes from a fixed fight. Muhammad…
U.S. officials have warned a collapse of the Mosul Dam is inevitable without urgent repairs, but work is moving slowly…
First Domenico Scala, now Markus Kattner. Two big fish with key roles to play in monitoring FIFA’s good governance. Yet both…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dresses up his increasing authoritarianism with nationalist and religious overtones, sparking battles over the future…
The incoming Minister of Defense has been championing the idea of a comprehensive arrangement between Israel and the Arab world…
For the past two years, Washington has focused its attention on northern Syria, where it has attempted to strengthen the…
Gadi Eisenkot, right, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a swearing-in ceremony in Jerusalem in February. CreditMenahem Kahana/Agence France-Presse…
Fifa’s new president Gianni Infantino is using the authoritarian tactics of ex-leader Sepp Blatter, according to a top reform advocate…
Ben Rumsby Gianni Infantino’s first crisis as president of Fifa intensifiedon Monday after he was accused of a “complete betrayal”…
It was not a good week for sport. The Turkish nightmare continues. There are strange doings, as usual, in Singapore…
By all appearances, the Arab world today looks awash in extremism, but the prominence of violent and regressive elements is,…
Gen. Qasem Soleimani is the commander of the Quds Force, the branch of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards operating abroad. He has…
On the bright side, he has never actually been convicted of fraud, racketeering or money laundering. He has also never…
Image from May 2016 ISIS video in support of ISIS Sinai Wilayah The social media phenomenon that is the…
Mustafa Bedreddine has reportedly been killed by an Israeli warplane near Damascus. ALEX ROWELL To close friends, he is “Dhu…
KEIR RADNEDGE in MEXICO CITY: Olympic powerbroker Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah has been accused of putting personal political interests ahead…
The director of Russia’s antidoping laboratory at the time of the Sochi Games said urine samples were surreptitiously replaced by…