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…
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Who is attacking Russia’s bases in Syria? A new mystery emerges in the war.
Russia’s vast Khmeimim air base in northwestern Latakia province, the headquarters of Russia’s military operations…
Iranians Are Mad as Hell About Their Foreign Policy
The more the regime believes that its foreign adventures threaten its internal foundations, the…
The secret backstory of how Obama let Hezbollah off the hook
An ambitious U.S. task force targeting Hezbollah’s billion-dollar criminal enterprise ran headlong into the White…
Putin’s surprise Syria visit aimed at threatening Assad
Analysis: While Russia is interested in reaching a political agreement that would lead to calm…
Mohammed bin Salman Doesn’t Want to Talk About Jerusalem
Saudi Arabia’s rulers have lots of worries, but Trump’s announcement about the holy city isn’t…
Israeli minister calls on Saudi Arabia to lead regional peace efforts
Speaking to Saudi Arabian newspaper, Yisrael Katz says Gulf state understands challenges of region, shares…
INTERVIEW: Palestinian author Raja Shehadeh on ‘travels with his Ottoman uncle’
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital has returned the Israeli-Palestinian…
The Perilous Future of Post-Saleh Yemen
The former leader’s bloody demise will likely accelerate the country’s downward spiral toward anarchy and…
Satellite photos reveal damage to bombed Iranian base in Syria
EROS B satellite images show destruction of al-Kiswah base renovated for the use of Iranian…
Pew: Europe’s Growing Muslim Population
Migrants who had arrived via buses chartered by Austrian authorities walk towards the border to…
Saudi Arabia’s Arab Spring, at Last
The crown prince has big plans to bring back a level of tolerance to his…
‘West Bank lands mean liberation’: Post-Six Day War cabinet minutes released
Transcripts of cabinet meetings held immediately after Israel’s great military victory in 1967 focus on…
Gaza Kids Live in Hell: A Psychologist Tells of Rampant Sexual Abuse, Drugs and Despair
Mohammed Mansour, who treats Gaza victims of sexual assault, describes the dystopian nightmare that Palestinians…
After 500 Years, Reformation-Era Divisions Have Lost Much of Their Potency
Illustration of a small crowd gathered to watch as Martin Luther directs the posting of…
Iran building permanent military base in Syria – claim
Iran is establishing a permanent military base inside Syria, a Western intelligence source has told…
Orthodox Christianity in the 21st Century
Mgvimevi Monastery church, near the city of Chiatura in the Imereti region of Georgia. …
Five Centuries After Reformation, Catholic-Protestant Divide in Western Europe Has Faded
As Protestants prepare to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, a new Pew Research…
Is Israel Preparing to Strike Hezbollah?
Though a targeted strike has up-front costs, failing to act will likely exact an even…
In First, Yad Vashem to Bestow Righteous Gentile Honor to an Arab
Dr. Mohamed Helmy, an Egyptian-born physician, hid four Jews in Berlin for the duration of…
Former Saudi, Israeli intelligence chiefs meet in NYC
Fmr. Mossad chief Halevy meets Saudi counterpart al-Faisal in NYC forum; pair discusses Iran nuclear…
It’s not easy being a European rabbi in 2017
Photo: Conference of European Rabbis If the growing threat of radical Islam and the rise…
Ending America’s Paralyzed Iran Policy
Decertifying the nuclear deal without walking away gives the Trump administration an opening to confront…
Here’s How to Fix But Not Nix the Iran Deal
After decertifying the JCPOA, President Trump now has leverage to negotiate a better agreement. …
U.S. Believes Hezbollah Determined to Develop Attack Capability Inside U.S.
U.S. counterterrorism director announces multi-million dollar reward for information leading to arrest of two Hezbollah…
Eisenkot: ‘Hundreds of strikes without retaliation—this shows extent of IDF’s deterrence’
In his first interview since taking office, IDF Chief of Staff Eisenkot tells Ynet about…
Saudi King asks Putin to help contain Iranian threat, accepts Russian gains in Syrian
President Donald Trump’s best Middle East friend and ally, Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz,…
Jewish Refugee Policy: ‘The boat is full’ 75 years later
Jewish refugees who had been turned away at the Swiss border By Thomas Stephens On September…
A Poor Judge in Character
A recent indictment prompts questions about the real value of the investigation and trial of…
Women’s driving: Saudi Prince Mohammed’s litmus test
Saudi Arabia’s long-awaited lifting of a ban on women’s driving, widely viewed as a symbol…
Emir Abdel Kader and Algeria’s lesson for the world
The diurnal sun sets at night, but the sun of the heart never disappears. —Emir…
Iran tries to reconcile Syria and Hamas, rebuilding alliance
FILE – In this Sept. 30, 2012 file photo, Palestinian Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal salutes…
Pressure Mounts on Iraqi Kurds to Cancel Independence Vote
By DAVID ZUCCHINOSEPT ERBIL, Iraq — In a region where few people concur on anything,…
Why is Qatar offering to trade dead Israelis for meetings with live Jews?
Richard Miniter , CONTRIBUTOR Three years after his death, Lt. Hadar Goldin’s body is…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Trump Is on a Collision Course with Iran
The United States cannot defeat the Islamic State without first reckoning with Iran’s nefarious role…
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…