Captured Syrian MiG-23s at an Israeli museum. Photo via Wikipedia After five years of war, there’s still life in the…
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Coalition units and allied Yemeni forces have fought a successful and timely campaign to stem the al-Qaeda affiliate’s runaway growth…
Sources in Kuweit speculated that the Fifa executive committee, at the instigation of its member Sheikh Ahmad al Fahd, could…
So he is gone. Michel Platini’s drink at the last chance legal saloon of the Council for the Arbitration of…
By Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN)Nyquist, ridden by record-setting Mario Gutierrez, won the 142nd running of Kentucky Derby on Saturday at…
How Ben Rhodes rewrote the rules of diplomacy for the digital age. By DAVID SAMUELS Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser for…
Mona Eltahawy CAIRO — After I gave a reading in Britain last year, a woman stood in line as I…
A girl looks through a fence at a camp for migrants and refugees near the Greek village of Idomeni not…
Three weeks away and much to discuss. Lets begin with the non-action of the Olympic integrity officials. They have already…
Last month’s opening of storied Istanbul soccer club Besiktas JK’s renovated Vodafone Arena stadium was laden with political symbols ranging…
April 29 – Kuwait’s government has launched legal action against FIFA and other international federations implementing its ban from international…
With Saudi Arabia announcing plans for a major restructuring of the kingdom’s economy and Iran gearing up to become a…
Returning from three-weeks away to an inbox of e-mails from around the world asking, ‘is the whole thing is a…
Varied views on whether Quran should influence laws in countries BY JACOB POUSHTER As strife in the Middle East continues…
There was a time when ‘Israeli independence’ was the chief focus of the left’s leaders, Jews and Arabs alike. …
As long as Syrian civilians are on the bullseye, nothing will be accomplished at peace talks. Speaking to the BBC…
Stephen Sestanovich, a professor at Columbia University and senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, is the author of “Maximalist:…
BY PETER SCHWARTZSTEIN / QUARTZ No matter where you turn when covering ISIL’s two years of terror in Iraq and Syria, one…
The Olympic Council of Asia are the umbrella group for 45 Asian nations and are headed by Sheik Ahmad Al-Sabah…
Sanctions on Kuwaiti sports form part of a local political power struggle that implicates international sports leaders, writes Danish newspaper.…
One civil court’s ruling has created an important precedent in a country where there is a dual justice system in…
Kazakhstan’s Timur Kulibayev has been unanimously appointed as vice-president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) responsible for the Central…
A fascinating look at Middle Eastern and North African football, a key battleground for political control, social justice, identity and…
With the problem of power outages seemingly unsolvable, Palestinians have begun adopting solar technology, with more and more public institutions…
A view of Tiran island from the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. (AFP/Getty Images) By Ruth Eglash JERUSALEM…
Michael Knights is a Boston-based Lafer fellow of The Washington Institute, specializing in the military and security affairs of Iraq,…
Nadine Al-Budair made three-minute speech on Saudi Arabian news show Told fellow Muslims to admit that terrorists are not a…
Iranian missile tests highlight regional need for upgraded air-defense systems Tests by Iran last month of long-range ballistic missiles, reportedly…
Out-of-date Iranian banking practices and rank deception have made international banks leery of risking their reputations. On March 22, Supreme…
Leaked documents raise questions over role played by new Fifa president in TV rights deal while he worked for Uefa…
The Saudi-led coalition has waged a dynamic campaign, but all actions so far constitute a prelude to the tougher fighting…
Spain, or at least the Spain of Islamic conquest and primacy, Al-Andalus, looms large in the Islamist psyche, particularly so…
“For Whom the Bell Tolls” was my favorite novel, and its hero, Robert Jordan, my literary idol. Like him, Delmer…
By Nadav Pollak and Michael Knights The coalition has restricted Iranian resupply of the Houthis by air and sea,…
Part 1 of this three-part PolicyWatch covered the ground campaign (seehttp://washin.st/1LMXKHC); part 3 will cover the naval campaign. ****************************** The…
KUWAIT, March 23 (KUNA) — Kuwait’s sports laws are not the real reason that led the International Olympic Committee (IOC)…
Stephen Frears film The Program about Lance Armstrong’s doping to win the Tour de France has just opened to near…
Sulaimaniya, Iraq — As one could see from President Obama’s recentinterview in The Atlantic, he pretty much hates all the…
BY PATRICK TUCKER Keeping terrorists away from crowded spaces requires recognizing them before they get there, which is no easy…
In 2015, Alain Grignard said there were radicals the police didn’t know about David Axe Suicide bombers struck an airport…
Israeli Druze wave their community’s flags during a demonstration on June 14, 2015, in reaction to a shoot-out in northwest…
Forbes Putin’s regime is less stable than meets the eye, and Russia’s future remains uncertain. On March 14, as peace…
Turkish soccer pitches tell the story of the country’s multiple sharpening fault lines that are exploding into political violence on…
BERLIN, March 19 (Reuters) – A ban imposed on Kuwait by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) last year over what…
Reuters A Russian diplomat sought to reassure Israel on Tuesday that its security would not be harmed by the winding…
Putin’s war could be unraveling. BY DOMINIC TIERNEY Last September, Russia deployed dozens of jets to Syria to rescue…
by Ronen Bergman In May 2000, Israeli PM Barak made a brave decision that surprised the world to pull the IDF…
Liberal Saudi journalist Nadine Al-Budair, who lives in Dubai, penned an article in the Kuwaiti dailyAl-Rai in which she wondered…
By Liam Morgan Former South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) vice-president Rafael Esquivel has been extradited to the United States…
Beverly Hills Hilton in Los Angeles Carl Lewis has claimed Sebastian Coe should step aside temporarily as President of the…