Lebanon Is Protecting Hezbollah’s Cocaine Trade in Latin America
The country’s institutions are not a counterweight to Hezbollah, but its enablers. Days after…
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Donald Trump’s New World Order
How the President, Israel, and the Gulf states plan to fight Iran—and leave the Palestinians…
Hamas in the service of Israel
Hamas rule isn’t the enemy of the Israeli right. Au contraire, it’s the loyal servant…
What Will Ultimately Bring Putin Down, According to Exiled Critic Arkady Babchenko
War journalist Arkady Babchenko explains what the Russian opposition has to do and why Putin…
Hamas, Netanyahu and Mother Nature
Princess Diana once famously observed that there were three people in her marriage, “so it…
PM: Israel working to prevent arms production in Lebanon
Satellite images document targets hit in alleged Israeli strike in Homs on Thursday, including hangar…
Image Of Israeli F-35 Flying Off Beirut (With Radar Reflectors) As Well As More Details About The Adir’s First Strikes Emerge
A photograph of an Israeli Air Force F-35 flying (more or less..) “over” Beirut has…
In 1982, Four U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Gathered Near Lebanon
Threat of regional war prompted huge American deployment As tensions escalated in the Middle East…
Israel and Iran: War Games
The airstrikes attributed to Israel deep inside Syria, aimed at weapons shipments to Hezbollah or…
Why Is A Swedish ELINT Aircraft Operating Off Lebanon and Syria These Days?
A Swedish Air Force heavily-modified Gulfstream IVSP aircraft used to perform ELINT (Electronic Intelligence) missions…
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…
‘If Iran hits Tel Aviv, we’ll hit Tehran’ defense minister tells Saudi paper
Speaking in rare interview with London-based Elaf news site, defense minister continues to talk tough…
‘Kippah march’ to be held in Berlin to fight ant-Semitism
Initiative launched by city’s local Jewish community after a Muslim refugee assaults a young man…
How We All Got Here
Reflections on Israeli independence day, the Nakba and how the thugs of tribal and religious…
The Real Next War in Syria: Iran vs. Israel
Israeli soldiers taking part in a training session last week in the Golan Heights.CreditJalaa Marey/Agence…
Senior IDF official admits Israeli culpability for Syria T-4 strike
In a first-of-its-kind admission of responsibility, unnamed IDF source confirms to New York Times columnist…
The Massacre of Arab Nationalism
The Israel Defense Forces are slaughtering Palestinian civilians on the border of the Gaza Strip.…
Is Putin a C.I.A. Agent?
Vladimir Putin at a wreath laying ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary of the battle of…
Egyptian ultras: Down but not out
Egyptian general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi won a second term virtually unchallenged in what is widely…
Make Wine Not War: Wineism’s recipe for a sustainable political future
When Miguel Torres, scion of an iconic Spanish winemaking dynasty, described the impact of the…
The Nascent Russia-Lebanon Alliance and Israel
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Though Russia has been gradually increasing its economic and military influence in Lebanon, it…
Russia’s chemical weapons commander was a Mossad target
Despite commitments by Moscow in the 1980s that it would dispose of its chemical weapons…
Putin’s new Russia and the ghosts of the past
‘The Long Hangover: Putin’s New Russia and the Ghosts of the Past’ by Shaun Walker…
Lebanon Is Boiling. Thousands of Americans Could Get Stuck in the Middle of a War.
There are few signs that the Trump administration is ready for the outbreak of a…
Stephen Hawking: A physicist’s appreciation
Stephen Hawking was a singular individual, revered both by his fellow scientists and by the…
Pakistan struggles to get a grip on militancy and ultra-conservatism
Seventy years after its birth, Pakistan is struggling to get a grip on Sunni…
Netanyahu’s Disastrous Rule Is a Dream for an Arab Nationalist
If I were an Arab nationalist, I would pray for Benjamin Netanyahu to be extricated…
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…
Report on new Iranian base: A message to world powers
Analysis: Whoever provided Fox News with the satellite images published Tuesday night seeks to encourage…
How Muslims Now View a Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
The growing stream of foreign visitors to the holy city could foster modest normalization—or aggravate…
Valentine’s Day pinpoints limits of Saudi prince’s Islamic reform effort
Valentine’s Day in Riyadh and Islamabad as well as parts of Indonesia and Malaysia…
Expanding regional rivalries: Saudi Arabia and Iran battle it out in Azerbaijan
It’s the pot calling the kettle black. As Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of seeking to…
America should get behind Saudi Arabia’s revolutionary crown prince
I have just returned from my second trip to Saudi Arabia since Mohammed bin Salman,…
Surrendering a Brussels mosque: A Saudi break with ultra-conservatism?
Saudi Arabia, in an indication that it is serious about shaving off the sharp…
Introducing the IDF’s new ‘missile corps’
After a long-standing debate and objections from senior General Staff members, Defense Minister Lieberman has…
Trump Is All Talk on Iran
The president has wooed Saudi Arabia and Israel with promises to roll back Iranian influence—but…
Card. Zen on the bishops of Shantou and Mindong
The bishop emeritus of Hong Kong confirms the information published in recent days by AsiaNews…
Iran’s Prospective Supreme Leader Visited the Israel-Lebanon Border
Border tour seen as message that Tehran is not deterred by Israeli threats to clear…
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.…
Treasury Targets Hizballah Financial Network in Africa and the Middle East
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)…
Hezbollah returns to Lebanon: This is where the next conflict could erupt
After losing thousands of its fighters in Iraq and Syria, the Shiite organization is boosting…
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…
Who are the Turkish Cypriots?
In Northern Cyprus, a person could answer the question in the headline by saying that…
How Arafat Eluded Israel’s Assassination Machine
Yasir Arafat with security personnel on Aug. 30, 1982. CreditPhotograph from Oded Shamir (Reading this chapter,…
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…
Trees instead of graves
What’s the first thing that meets the eye of those stuck in traffic in the…
Gal Gadot causes furor by sporting Lebanese designer’s dress
She is pretty, she is “flawless”! True! Elie Saab was criticized for “bragging about an…
Turkey, the Arab World Is Just Not That into You
Sunni Arabs do not wish to revisit their Ottoman colonial past. Still, Turkish President Recep…
Mohammed bin Salman’s Next Saudi Challenge: Curtailing Ultraconservative Islam
Crown prince’s overhaul includes a crackdown on religious fundamentalists who exercised rigid control; female drivers…
Iran reopens investigation into Rafsanjani death
Relatives of former president say his body had high radiation levels and they doubt the…