After reports said Mowafaq Tarif had met with Druze from Syria who sought Israeli intervention in ongoing Syrian civil war…
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Princess Diana once famously observed that there were three people in her marriage, “so it was a bit crowded.” The…
The airstrikes attributed to Israel deep inside Syria, aimed at weapons shipments to Hezbollah or at Iranian bases and missile…
A Swedish Air Force heavily-modified Gulfstream IVSP aircraft used to perform ELINT (Electronic Intelligence) missions has joined the long list…
Speaking in rare interview with London-based Elaf news site, defense minister continues to talk tough on Iran, vowing to prevent…
There are few signs that the Trump administration is ready for the outbreak of a conflict that could trap U.S.…
Seventy years after its birth, Pakistan is struggling to get a grip on Sunni Muslim ultra-conservatism and its militant…
It’s the pot calling the kettle black. As Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of seeking to encircle it with its support…
After a long-standing debate and objections from senior General Staff members, Defense Minister Lieberman has decided—in full agreement with Chief…
Border tour seen as message that Tehran is not deterred by Israeli threats to clear the region of Iranian influence.…
After losing thousands of its fighters in Iraq and Syria, the Shiite organization is boosting its presence in Lebanese villages…
Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., was chosen to host the 2021 world track and field championships. There was no bidding…
Relatives of former president say his body had high radiation levels and they doubt the official finding of cardiac arrest…
Chaled Kabub closing in on nomination to Supreme Court, which if successful will make him first Arab Muslim judge to…
The Palestinian president, who comes from Safed in present-day Israel, will forever be seen as a foreigner in Ramallah and…
State Mosque of Qatar under construction, image by Omar Chatriwala via Flickr CC EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Qatar and Saudi Arabia share…
How to hit the Eritrean regime where it hurts the most An Eritrean joke goes: One day, Eritrea’s president flew…
SCROLL CALL Newly excavated skeletons at a roughly 2,000-year-old West Bank site support a theory that a community of celibate men…
Saudi Muslim World League Sect. Gen. al-Issa, ambassador to France al-Angari visit Paris Grand Synagogue, receiving grand tour from France…
Mohammad al-Zawahri, a member of Hamas’s military wing, was shot to death in Sfax, Tunisia last December; in press conference…
Eisenkot gives rare interview to Saudi newspaper, calling for international coalition against Iran, adding Jerusalem and Riyadh ‘in complete agreement’…
Long-standing Saudi efforts to dominate the pan-Arab media landscape appear to have moved into high gear with Crown Prince Mohammed…
Shot dead this week on a street in The Hague, Ahmad Mola Nissi may have died the violent life he lived, but…
The shocking spate of high-profile arrests will strengthen the crown prince’s political position, but the shakeup raises new concerns about…
Few paid attention to a rare protest in Saudi Arabia in late January 2011 as a wave of popular uprisings…
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK LONDON — Saudi Arabia announced the arrest on Saturday night of the prominent billionaire investor Prince Alwaleed…
In the shadowy world of covert proxy wars, Iran is taking centre stage, both as a target and a player.…
If you blinked, you would have missed it. For less than three weeks, it looked as if the Kurds…
It has been over-two weeks since Stephen Paddock went into a Las Vegas hotel room, took out 19 automatic machine…
Speculation is widespread that King Salman may soon abdicate in favor of Crown Prince Muhammad, but that is just one…
Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, the sovereign of the Malaysian state of Johor, does not mince his words. His repeated…
Iraqi Prime Minister Haydar Al-Abadi Saturday night, Oct. 14, gave the Kurdish Peshmerga an ultimatum to surrender the positions in the Kirkuk…
KUWAIT CITY — Abdulhussain Abdulredha, Kuwait’s most prominent actor and comedian who delighted audiences with a comical portrayal of Iraqi…
Qatar should transform its political system from a monarchy to a democracy to liberate itself from the isolation imposed by…
The IDF releases video evidence of Hezbollah intelligence gathering operations in southern Lebanon along the Israeli border in violation…
By TIM ARANGO BAGHDAD — Walk into almost any market in Iraq and the shelves are filled with goods from Iran — milk, yogurt,…
On June 19, 2017, the Islamic State’s Wilaya (Province) of Raqqa, one of the two main cities of the ISIS…
Terrorist killings at Iranian parliament and mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini bring into focus something Riyadh and Tehran have in common…
The Department of State has designated Hashem Safieddine and Muhammad al-Isawi as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT) under Section 1(b)…
Increasingly caught up in the Middle East’s multiple conflicts, Pakistan is struggling to balance relations with rivals Saudi Arabia and…
With no congressional impediments to peace initiatives between the Palestinians and Israelis, Netanyahu worried about the specter of intense US…
As with comedy, timing is everything for the politics of being a state sponsor of terrorism. Political considerations, as much…
Washington – On May 4-5, 2017, the U.S. Department of the Treasury hosted the fourth meeting of the Law Enforcement…
Blasphemy has joined terrorism as a catchall phrase to intimidate, incarcerate and kill critics and political opponents as well…
May 2, 2017 Dear Members of the AUB Community, The American University of Beirut (AUB) is greatly saddened by the…
Dear Colleagues, It is with deep sorrow and profound sadness that I inform you that Maroun Semaan passed away yesterday,…
For Kuwaiti Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, long seen as one of the three most powerful men in international sports,…
Christian holy books and images damaged in April 2017 Tanta church bombing The spectacular acts of slaughter and mayhem…
Review of “Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin” by Fiona Hill and Clifford G. Gaddy By Carlos Lozada MR. PUTIN:…
BY ABDI LATIF DAHIR UAE is funding ports and military bases in an area already frequented by forces of the…