Why is Qatar offering to trade dead Israelis for meetings with live Jews?
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RT, Sputnik and Russia’s New Theory of War
How the Kremlin built one of the most powerful information weapons of the 21st century…
‘Dimona reactor helped ensure Israel would never be destroyed’
A month before passing away, Shimon Peres completed the writing of an autobiography that provides…
Congress, don’t meet with the Muslim Brotherhood
Amr Darrag, a senior member of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, will be speaking at Georgetown University on…
Why do Christians hesitate to rise up on anti-Christian persecution?
Two Christian women flee after a 2012 bombing of a Nigerian church by Boko Haram.…
Syria in Crisis: The Triumph of Politicide
In an interview, Yassin al-Haj Saleh describes how Syrians have been denied any meaning for…
Iraq’s Shiites Test Iran
Is Tehran’s Leverage Slipping? Over the last few months, Iraq’s Shiite political groups have intensified…
State-Run KUNA: Kuwaiti Actor Abdulredha Dies at Age 78
KUWAIT CITY — Abdulhussain Abdulredha, Kuwait’s most prominent actor and comedian who delighted audiences with…
How Qatar Could Liberate Itself From Isolation
Qatar should transform its political system from a monarchy to a democracy to liberate itself…
Nîmes imam: Unless political Islam is condemned, there will be more victims like Fr Hamel
Dr Hocine Drouiche calls on Muslims to “take their share of responsibility” in terrorist attacks.…
U.S. Security Assistance to Lebanon at Risk
Despite collusion between the LAF and Hezbollah, the United States may still have an interest…
Continuity and Admixture in the Last Five Millennia of Levantine History from Ancient Canaanite and Present-Day Lebanese Genome Sequences
The Near East, including the Levant, has been central to human prehistory and history from…
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…
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…