
New cardinal refused to abandon Syria when things got tough
When Pope Francis holds a consistory for the creation of new cardinals next month, one…
When Pope Francis holds a consistory for the creation of new cardinals next month, one…
Absent effective support from the United States and Saudi Arabia, Lebanon’s traditionally pro-Western but increasingly…
The first signs of what would become an abhorrent new twist in the Syrian civil…
President of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Indian Prime Minister Indira Ghandi signing the historic…
In this tribute published by the Jerusalem Post, a veteran U.S. envoy remembers the late…
With a few exceptions, the candidates focused more on debating the past than offering ideas…
By ANDREW HIGGINS PARIS — The golden main dome of a new Russian Orthodox cathedralnow…
Pakistan’s Role in the Syria Conflict By Samuel Ramani On May 2, 2016, the Iranian…
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Assab airport. Google Earth image Satellite imagery underscores Paris’ role in the under-reported conflict …
above: ‘First at Vicksburg.’ Illustration via the U.S. Army Center of Military History Is there an…
The Islamic State has long relied on several key factors in making its case for…
Nadav Pollak and Hanin Ghaddar How has Hezbollah avoided a catastrophic quagmire in Syria…
As was recently reported, a new batch of emails from Hillary Clinton’s State Department have been…
BY MARCUS WEISGERBER The U.S. State Department says Riyadh can buy 153 Abrams tanks, 20…
Kamal Salibi, one of the Arab world’s foremost contemporary historians, kicked up a storm when…
Hygiene was a disaster, patriotism was out of control — and doping involved animal testicles…
ORAN, Algeria — Future writing project: a topography of paradise in the medieval Muslim imagination.…
In 1968, Israel’s first prime minister gave a candid interview to an Israeli-British film crew…
Recently, a series of high-profile comments by Western politicians on aspects of Islam have come…
Turkish coup attempt raises alarms about nuclear weapons deployed overseas LYDIA DENNETT After the recent…
The coup attempted in Turkey this past weekend against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan mattered for Russia,…
The head of Italian intelligence paid a secret visit to Syria earlier this month, a…
The nuclear deal and the negotiations leading up to it have been a significant source…
Guarantees Crucial Rights, but Gaps Remain (Beirut) – Kuwaiti legislators’ adoption on June 24, 2015,…
HSBC laundered money for criminals and thugs. with HSBC whistleblower Everett Stern. His work helped…
Charles Carroll of Maryland was the lone Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence, and…
The concepts of exile and refuge are ancient ones existing across many civilizations and cultures.…
London: This was not a referendum about 1973 – the year when Britain entered the…
By REBECCA R. RUIZ, JULIET MACUR and IAN AUSTEN When Darya Pishchalnikova, above, a discus…
Image from May 2016 ISIS video in support of ISIS Sinai Wilayah The social…
Mustafa Bedreddine has reportedly been killed by an Israeli warplane near Damascus. ALEX ROWELL To…
How Ben Rhodes rewrote the rules of diplomacy for the digital age. By DAVID SAMUELS Ben Rhodes,…
There was a time when ‘Israeli independence’ was the chief focus of the left’s leaders,…
BY PETER SCHWARTZSTEIN / QUARTZ No matter where you turn when covering ISIL’s two years of terror…
One civil court’s ruling has created an important precedent in a country where there is…
With the problem of power outages seemingly unsolvable, Palestinians have begun adopting solar technology, with…
A view of Tiran island from the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. (AFP/Getty…
Iranian missile tests highlight regional need for upgraded air-defense systems Tests by Iran last month…
Out-of-date Iranian banking practices and rank deception have made international banks leery of risking their…
BY PATRICK TUCKER Keeping terrorists away from crowded spaces requires recognizing them before they get…
In 2015, Alain Grignard said there were radicals the police didn’t know about David Axe…
Turkish soccer pitches tell the story of the country’s multiple sharpening fault lines that are…
Reuters A Russian diplomat sought to reassure Israel on Tuesday that its security would not…
Patrick Megahan Precision guided munitions (PGMs) encompass a growing range of bombs and missiles designed…
Jeremy Binnie, London – IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly A still from a video released by…
For such zones to succeed, they must be backed with militarily enforced no-fly zones and…
By George Soroka In The Clash of Civilizations, Samuel Huntington memorably bemoaned that, whereas in…
With ample Russian and Iranian help, regime forces have cut the rebels’ main lifeline in…
Yaakov Lappin, Tel Aviv – IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly The IDF believes that the Russian…