U.S. Files Lawsuits Seeking to Recover More Than $100 Million Embezzled by Former Officials in Kuwait’s Ministry of Defense
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Central District of California FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday,…
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The Investigation That Wasn’t
As a tribunal prepares to announce a verdict in Rafiq al-Hariri’s assassination, the United Nations…
The Explosion at Natanz Is a Direct Hit on Iran’s Nuclear Program
They’re still assessing the damage to the nuclear facility, but Iran is already blaming Israel.…
They are protesting the wrong war. The real story of July 4th, 1776 & slavery
They are protesting the wrong war. In this time of historical flux, when protestors pull…
Combating coronavirus: Abu Dhabi, Israeli tech firms join forces to fight Covid-19
A promising first step towards creating an environment of peaceful relations between Arab countries and…
Chinese minorities in France target of a surveillance policy ordered by Beijing
INVESTIGATION – Tibetans, Uighurs and citizens of Hong Kong say they are being closely watched…
Document: US Congress leaders to Attorney General Barr requesting probe into Al Jazeera’s status
Eight Republican members of Congress sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) on June…
Former President’s Daughter Says Iran’s Govt Is ‘Neither Religious Nor Revolutionary’
Faezeh Hashemi, a former Iranian lawmaker and the daughter of one of the founders of…
The Assad-Makhlouf spat: A complicated family affair
In the fall of 1997, at the Carlton Hotel in Damascus, a simple wedding was…
Destroying Lebanon to Save It
Conservative Republicans have unveiled a report that could have terrible consequences for a country already…
The Dynamic between Hezbollah and the LAF is case-by-case, interest-based deconfliction
On June 4, The Washington Institute held a virtual Policy Forum with Maroun Hitti, Jessica…
Israel-China Relations: Staring Into the Abyss of US-Chinese Decoupling
Israel knew the drill even before US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo boarded his flight…
China’s Coming Upheaval
Competition, the Coronavirus, and the Weakness of Xi Jinping Over the past few years,…
Michel Foucault and Iran’s Ayatollahs
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Islamic Revolution in Iran, which brought Islamists to power for the first…
Lebanese Writer: French Ambassador To Lebanon Serves Iran, Hizbullah – Undermining The Interests Of Lebanon, France
Writing in the Lebanese daily Al-Liwa under the headline “France’s Ambassador in Beirut – The…
Al-Quds Day: What good did it do to Palestinians?
Iranian author, Ahmed Zayd Abadi (born in 1966) spent many years of his life…
The Twilight of the Iranian Revolution
For decades, Ayatollah Khamenei has professed enmity with America. Now his regime is threatened from…
Coronavirus spreads “exponentially” in Qatar’s labor camps
BY AMJAD TADROS Amman — On normal days, the tiny, gas-rich nation of Qatar looks like…
Intelligence Documents Reveal What Ben-Gurion Learned on the Eve of Declaring Israel’s Independence
Minhelet Ha’am, 1948. On May 12 its members faced a dilemma: Did they have the…
China suspected of bio-espionage in ‘heart of EU’
China is building a science park next to GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) research facilities in Belgium …
Tracking Down Sudan’s Secret Cash
Sudan’s former dictator reportedly siphoned off “millions of dollars” from one of the world’s poorest…
Facebook crack down on fake news campaign aimed at discrediting Manchester City
Facebook removed accounts behind a campaign targeting Manchester City Users were directed to bogus stories…
After Five Bloody Years in Syria, Russia Is Turning Against Iran—and Assad
BYE BYE BASHAR? Vladimir Putin wants a stable Syria, with billions from abroad for his…
Briefing With Special Envoy Lea Gabrielle, Global Engagement Center Update on PRC Efforts to Push Disinformation and Propaganda around COVID
MAY 8, 2020 MS ORTAGUS: Thank you very much. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining…
U.S. Views of China Increasingly Negative Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Republicans more negative than Democrats toward China, though unfavorable ratings have climbed among both parties…
House of Representatives to NIH regarding Safeguards against Foreign Exploitation of Grant Review Process
Lebanon’s latest reform-for-support plan: Intentions and implementation may diverge significantly
The emergency rescue program revealed by Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab on April 30 purports…
“If the Chinese press were free, the coronavirus might not have become a pandemic”
“If the Chinese press were free, the coronavirus might not have become a pandemic”, according to…
Migrant Workers Can’t Afford a Lockdown
As Qatar races to complete construction projects ahead of the 2022 World Cup, a small…
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…
A Chernobyl Moment in Tehran
As several states seem to experiment with opening up, Iran has made headlines as one…
How Trump Can End the War in Syria
Putin and Erdogan Are Finally Ready to Negotiate In the summer of 2011, as…
Asia Strategic Report: Corona Virus Pandemic and the Increase in Fake News
In what looks like a real Information Warfare, China, Iran and Pakistan are misusing Cyberspace…
A LETTER FROM MEMBERS OF CIVIL SOCIETY TO THE IMF EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS : DO NOT PROVIDE DIRECT FUNDING TO THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN
In the jungle of Wuhan’s labs
Virologist Shi Zhengli at the National Biosafety Laboratory, the P4 level laboratory, in Wuhan, in…
China: a nuclear proliferator
photo: General cargo ship DA CUI YUN, IMO 9451329, dwt 28341, built 2011, flag HK,…
Middle Eastern juxtapositions: The phone call that never came
Populated by fluent Hebrew speakers, the Israel desk of Armenia’s foreign ministry waited back in…
The Story of the Armenian Genocide
Many years ago, a group of Armenian students came to me to ask me to…
The International Football Federation has concluded a secret agreement with the Qatari authorities
March 2020 The International Football Federation has concluded a secret agreement with the…
War, the Economy and Politics in Syria: Broken Links
The latest alarming global events, like the coronavirus pandemic, the oil price crash and the…
State Department cables warned of safety issues at Wuhan lab studying bat coronaviruses
By Josh Rogin Two years before the novel coronavirus pandemic upended the world, U.S. Embassy officials visited…
Chinese Navy holds drills amid US violation
The guided-missile destroyer Hohhot (Hull 161) attached to a destroyer flotilla with the navy under…
How China pulls the strings of the World Health Organization
INVESTIGATION – Taking advantage of the American withdrawal from the multilateral system, China is pushing…
Covid-19… Now for the Really Bad News
There are more – far more – viruses, like Covid-19 out there. That is…
Asia Strategic report: Was the Karachi incident due to leakage during nuclear fuel transportation
The international media is so focused on the corona virus epidemic that is spreading rapidly…
Stopping COVID-19 in Its Tracks: Science Gets the Upper Hand
An Israeli police officer in protective gear waits to detain Ultra orthodox men as they…
Not wearing masks to protect against coronavirus is a ‘big mistake,’ top Chinese scientist says
By Jon Cohen Mar. 27, 2020 Chinese scientists at the front of that country’s…
Refugees and Shantytowns in MENA and Beyond Imperil Global Public Health
Syria’s announcement of its first COVID-19 case highlights the public health threat posed by war…
Portugal declares official commemoration day for inquisition of Jews
“Hopefully, this day will create greater awareness of this dark chapter of Jewish and Portuguese…