The Fans Screamed for Qatar. Their Passion Hid a Secret.
A heaving mass of flesh and energy has brought life to the host nation’s matches…
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Israel’s Spies Have Hit Iran Hard. In Tehran, Some Big Names Paid the Price
After a series of damaging failures, a senior Iranian intelligence official lost his job and…
Arming Ukraine: 17,000 Anti-Tank Weapons in 6 Days and a Clandestine Cybercorps
(French military equipment is unloaded from a freight airplane at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base in…
Iran’s Foreign Minister, in Leaked Tape, Says Revolutionary Guards Set Policies
Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian foreign minister, described a rivalry with a powerful and widely…
U.S. Says FIFA Officials Were Bribed to Award World Cups to Russia and Qatar
For nearly a decade, Russia and Qatar have been suspected of buying votes to win…
Oil Prices Dive as Saudi Arabia Takes Aim at Russian Production
Russia on Friday rejected an agreement with OPEC on cuts in oil supplies to bolster…
Pope Francis Rejects Proposal to Allow Married Priests in Remote Areas
A prayer ceremony led by a missionary at a church in Santa Rosa, Brazil. In…
Iran’s Allies Feel the Pain of American Sanctions
A mural for the 40th anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Iran was installed in…
F.B.I. Opened Inquiry Into Whether Trump Was Secretly Working on Behalf of Russia
By Adam Goldman, Michael S. Schmidt and Nicholas Fandos WASHINGTON — In the days after President Trump fired James B.…
Saudis Close to Crown Prince Discussed Assassinating Enemies a Year Before Khashoggi Killing
By Mark Mazzetti, Ronen Bergman and David D. Kirkpatrick WASHINGTON — Top Saudi intelligence officials close to Crown Prince…
For Khashoggi, a Tangled Mix of Royal Service and Islamist Sympathies
By Ben Hubbard and David D. Kirkpatrick BEIRUT, Lebanon — Jamal Khashoggi landed in Washington last fall, leaving…
Behind a Roadside Hit in Malaysia, Israeli-Palestinian Intrigue
By Hannah Beech and Ronen Bergman KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Fadi al-Batsh, a well-liked electrical engineering lecturer and…
Mueller Signals Wider Inquiry With Focus on U.A.E. Adviser
By MARK MAZZETTI, DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and MAGGIE HABERMAN WASHINGTON — George Nader, a Lebanese-American businessman, has hovered on…
Secret Alliance: Israel Carries Out Airstrikes in Egypt, With Cairo’s O.K.
A turning point: In 2015, Islamist militants brought down a Russian passenger jet in Sinai.…
Justice Department Solicits Information Pertaining to FIFA, I.O.C. and U.S.O.C.
Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., was chosen to host the 2021 world track and field…
How Corruption and Cronyism in Banking Fueled Iran’s Protests
By THOMAS ERDBRINK, DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and NILO TABRIZYJAN. TEHRAN — At 25 percent, the interest rate paid on…
Saudi Arabia Arrests 11 Princes, Including Billionaire Alwaleed bin Talal
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK LONDON — Saudi Arabia announced the arrest on Saturday night of the…
Powerful Sheikh Linked to Sports Corruption Case Resurfaces in Prague
Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah of Kuwait, the head of the influential umbrella organization for the…
Pressure Mounts on Iraqi Kurds to Cancel Independence Vote
By DAVID ZUCCHINOSEPT ERBIL, Iraq — In a region where few people concur on anything,…
RT, Sputnik and Russia’s New Theory of War
How the Kremlin built one of the most powerful information weapons of the 21st century…
Saudi King’s Son Plotted Effort to Oust His Rival
By BEN HUBBARD, MARK MAZZETTI and ERIC SCHMITTJULY AMMAN, Jordan — As next in line to be king of Saudi…
Iran Dominates in Iraq After U.S. ‘Handed the Country Over’
By TIM ARANGO BAGHDAD — Walk into almost any market in Iraq and the shelves are filled…
Deposed Saudi Prince Is Said to Be Confined to Palace
By BEN HUBBARD, ERIC SCHMITT and MARK MAZZETTIJUNE BEIRUT, Lebanon — The recently deposed crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed…
Obama Administration Rushed to Preserve Intelligence of Russian Election Hacking
By MATTHEW ROSENBERG, ADAM GOLDMAN and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT President Obama in December. Some…
Russians No Longer Dispute Olympic Doping Operation
BY REBECCA R. RUIZ MOSCOW — Russia is for the first time conceding that its…
Expanding Russian Influence, Faith Combines With Firepower
By ANDREW HIGGINS PARIS — The golden main dome of a new Russian Orthodox cathedralnow…
Saudis and Extremism: ‘Both the Arsonists and the Firefighters’
Critics see Saudi Arabia’s export of a rigid strain of Islam as contributing to terrorism, but…
Iran Sticks to Terms of Nuclear Deal, but Defies the U.S. in Other Ways
DAVID E. SANGER WASHINGTON — A year after President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, the worst…
Even With Confession of Cheating, World’s Doping Watchdog Did Nothing
By REBECCA R. RUIZ, JULIET MACUR and IAN AUSTEN When Darya Pishchalnikova, above, a discus…
Russian Insider Says State-Run Doping Fueled Olympic Gold
The director of Russia’s antidoping laboratory at the time of the Sochi Games said urine…
The Aspiring Novelist Who Became Obama’sForeign-Policy Guru
How Ben Rhodes rewrote the rules of diplomacy for the digital age. By DAVID SAMUELS Ben Rhodes,…
To End Syria’s War, Help Assad’s Officers Defect
By MOHAMMED ALAA GHANEMFEB. 3, 2016 AS the fraught Syria peace talks inch forward in…
The Shah of Iran, the Islamic Revolution and the Mystery of the Missing Imam
Imam Moussa al-Sadr, an Iranian-born cleric, in the 1970s. Mr. Sadr, who lived in…
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini Are Barred From Soccer for 8 Years
By SAM BORDEN Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, two of the most powerful figures in…
Emirates Secretly Sends Colombian Mercenaries to Yemen Fight
By EMILY B. HAGER and MARK MAZZETTI WASHINGTON — The United Arab Emirates has secretly…
More Charges as FIFA Inquiry Widens
By REBECCA R. RUIZ, MATT APUZZO, SAM BORDEN and WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM The investigation…
Hollande Blames ISIS for ‘Act of War’ on Paris
By ADAM NOSSITER and AURELIEN BREEDENNOV. 14, 2015 SLIDE SHOW|10 Photos PARIS —…
Iran Released Top Members of Al Qaeda in a Trade
By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI and ERIC SCHMITT President Hassan Rouhani, by a picture of the supreme…
Russian Moves in Syria Pose Concerns for U.S.
By MICHAEL R. GORDON and ERIC SCHMITT WASHINGTON — Russia has sent a military advance…
Saudi Arabia and Israel Share a Common Opposition
http://edge.media.cfr.org/content/publications/media/meetings/2015/20150604Saudi_Arabia_and_Israel.mp4 By DAVID E. SANGERJUNE WASHINGTON — A new merging of strategic interests between Saudi…