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…
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WATCH: IDF exposes network of Hezbollah border posts
The IDF releases video evidence of Hezbollah intelligence gathering operations in southern Lebanon along…
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…
Full transcript: Defense Secretary James Mattis’ interview with The Islander
After obtaining his contact information through its accidental exposure by the Washington Post, The MIHS…
More Than Half The Battle: On Broadcasting And Ideology
While Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri’s statement that “we are in a battle, and that more…
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…
Islamic State’s Raqqa Elegy Shows Both Weakness And Power
On June 19, 2017, the Islamic State’s Wilaya (Province) of Raqqa, one of the two…
Trump Is on a Collision Course with Iran
The United States cannot defeat the Islamic State without first reckoning with Iran’s nefarious role…
Rio police: Irishmen say their top official handled tickets
By Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Two Irish Olympic executives have told Rio…
Pot, Kettee: why Iran blames Saudi Arabia for Islamic State attacks
Terrorist killings at Iranian parliament and mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini bring into focus something Riyadh…
Gulf crisis: Surrender or dig in for the long haul
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, by breaking off not only diplomatic but…
Two-Faced Qatar Squirms – But They Shouldn’t Be the Only Ones
Watching pan-Arab media as I do, and as I have on a regular basis for…
Could CAS verdict shoot down Kuwaiti suspensions?
On 12 April 2017 CAS lifted the suspension of Kuwait Shooting Federation imposed by the…
Inside Every Islamist Is a Latent Settler
It is no coincidence that ISIS operates in countries such as Iraq, Syria, Egypt and…
Policy differences emerge among Gulf states days after wooing President Trump
Cracks have appeared in a Saudi-led, US-backed anti-terrorist political and military alliance days after US…
Want to defeat the legacy of ISIS? Try rebuilding non-Muslim communities it has destroyed
Muslims and Christian Iraqi civilians carry a wooden cross last month near a monastery in…
State Department Terrorist Designations of Hashem Safieddine and Muhammad al-Isawi
The Department of State has designated Hashem Safieddine and Muhammad al-Isawi as Specially Designated Global…
Israelis send medicine and other medical aid to Syrian children
The group Just Beyond Our Border raised over NIS 2 million in crowd funding campaigns…
Gulf states offer: improving relations with Israel in return for halting construction in the settlements
The Wall Street Journal reports of a document agreed upon by Saudi and Emirates’ leaders…
Skirmishes over culture strain alliance between Saudi rulers, clerics
Saudi Arabian singer Rashed Al-Majed performs during a concert in Riyadh, March 9, 2017. …
Conflict in the Middle East threatens Pakistan and lynchpin of China’s One Belt, One Road
Increasingly caught up in the Middle East’s multiple conflicts, Pakistan is struggling to balance relations…
Peres in his own words: ‘You could be dead while you’re alive, and you could also live after your death’
In the months before Shimon Peres’s passing, journalist Amira Lam held a series of meetings…
Netanyahu wary of Trump’s interest in solving Israeli-Palestinian conflict
With no congressional impediments to peace initiatives between the Palestinians and Israelis, Netanyahu worried about…
The Timing is Right, Finally, for Sudan
As with comedy, timing is everything for the politics of being a state sponsor of…
Why didn’t Israel strike in Iran? Ehud Barak explains
In a special interview, the former defense minister reveals what happened to his and Prime…
FIFA Audit and Compliance Committee member Lai pleads guilty to corruption in US investigation
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) official and head of the Guam Football Association, who has…
Treasury Hosts Meeting of the Law Enforcement Coordination Group Focused on Countering Hizballah’s Terrorist Activities
Washington – On May 4-5, 2017, the U.S. Department of the Treasury hosted the fourth…
Iran’s Presidential Election: The Clergy’s Political Irrelevance
As clerics are pushed ever further to the political margins, the regime will need to…
‘There are snakes in the Kirya, vipers in the Knesset and cobras in the cabinet’
In a no-holds-barred interview, former defense minister Moshe Ya’alon talks about everything; Netanyahu ‘should resign,…
Lebanon is the first line of defense for America’s interests in the Middle East
Lebanon is a country of 4.5 million people hosting 1.5 million Syrian refugees—the equivalent, percentage-wise,…
Blasphemy and Terrorism: Catchall Phrases to Repress Dissent
Blasphemy has joined terrorism as a catchall phrase to intimidate, incarcerate and kill critics…
Maroun Semaan’s legacy will resonate through the ages
May 2, 2017 Dear Members of the AUB Community, The American University of Beirut (AUB)…
Message from Ayman Asfari: Maroun Semaan
Dear Colleagues, It is with deep sorrow and profound sadness that I inform you that…
IOC Could Be Next Chapter in Ahmad FIFA Drama
(ATR) The IOC Ethics Committee is now reviewing the circumstances that have drawn IOC member…
Kuwaiti Sheikh Ahmad: The rise and fall of political corruption in international sports
For Kuwaiti Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, long seen as one of the three most…
FIFA official Sheikh Ahmad resigning amid bribery claims
GENEVA (AP) — FIFA Council member Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah of Kuwait is…
FIFA audit official admits bribery in US federal probe
MACOLIN, Switzerland (AP) — The sprawling American investigation of bribery and corruption in international soccer…
Hickey retains position as Olympics Autonomy Tsar despite Rio 2016 arrest
Patrick Hickey remains the listed International Olympic Committee (IOC) delegate member for autonomy despite his…
That Massive Investigation Into Soccer Corruption Is Still Alive And, Well, Kicking
The president of Guam’s Football Association pleaded guilty on Thursday to two counts of wire…
Islamic Fellow Travelers On The Road To Bigotry And Mass Murder
Christian holy books and images damaged in April 2017 Tanta church bombing The spectacular…
What Erdogan’s narrow referendum victory means for Turkey
By Ishaan Tharoor On Sunday evening in Ankara, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim stood on…
Ahmad Montazeri: My Father, the 1988 Massacre and the Need for Truth
After Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri was deputy to the revolution’s leader,…
Trump’s new Russia expert wrote a psychological profile of Vladimir Putin — and it should scare Trump
Review of “Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin” by Fiona Hill and Clifford G. Gaddy…
There’s a New Player in the Horn of Africa
BY ABDI LATIF DAHIR UAE is funding ports and military bases in an area already…
Rojava Seeks to Break Out in Syria
Despite their desire for greater independence, Syria’s Kurds have shown a willingness to broker agreements…
Despite Attacks Egypt Maintains Conventional Military Strategy
Sunday’s horrific terrorist attacks on Coptic churches in Tanta and Alexandria during Palm Sunday services, in which…
7 Syrians brought to Israel for medical treatment
A man, four women and two children, who were injured by shrapnel during fighting near…
Assad Must Be Held Accountable for All Types of Terror
BY ASHISH KUMAR SEN US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Porter launched missiles at a Syrian…
U.S. strikes Syrian military airfield in first direct assault on Bashar al-Assad’s government
U.S. launches missile strikes in response to Syrian chemical attack By Dan Lamothe, Missy Ryan…
Mafia Threats and the To Do List for European Football
He is one of the most powerful men in world football. We met at the…