Saudi crown prince gives first US television interview
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed’s much-anticipated interview on CBS’ 60 minutes aired on Sunday night in which the young royal spoke on a wide-range of…
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Turkey’s forces capture Syrian Kurdish town of Afrin
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s president said Sunday that the Turkish military and allied Syrian forces have taken “total” control of the town center of Afrin, a…
UN chief demands end to Hezbollah meddling in Syria
United Nations chief Antonio Guteres urged all Lebanese parties to stop meddling in the Syrian conflict, in a report naming the Lebanon-based and Iran-backed Shiite…
How Turkey Destroyed Its Own Air Force
Fighter pilots aren’t cheap. The U.S. Air Force estimates that training a new pilot to fly a plane like the F-35 costs $11 million. And…
Apple appears to have totally cut off Iran from the App Store
iPhone users in Iran discovered today that they’re no longer able to access the App Store, in what appears to be a total block of…
U.S. Military Helicopter Crashes in Iraq With Seven Aboard
WASHINGTON — An American military helicopter crashed Thursday near the city of Qaim in western Iraq, killing some of the seven service members aboard, United…
Saudi Arabia and the US: A common cause, common destiny
We are on the eve of a visit by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the United States. It can be reasonably articulated that this…
Street Fight Looms as Turkey Moves to Storm Kurd Stronghold
Turkey is preparing for a street-by-street fight to capture the most important Kurdish-held town in northern Syria, and if victorious, won’t transfer control to the…
Ilham Aliyev calls for sanctions against Armenia.
The settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is possible only within the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, President Ilham Aliyev said. “Azerbaijan is…
Iran invites Pakistan to join port project with India
Iran’s foreign minister has wrapped up a trip to Pakistan in which he made a surprise offer to let Islamabad take part in a major…