America’s Core Middle East Interests Are Already Secure
RECENT PRESIDENTS of both parties have agreed that the United States has vital interests in the Middle East. But the region has become extraordinarily turbulent….
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‘Trapped by all the sides’ in Yemen’s largely ignored war
The streets are eerily silent in this front-line enclave near Freedom Square, where thousands of protesters rose up against the government five years ago. The…
Isolated Erdogan Heals Israel, Russia Ties to Boost Economy
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ended a six-year rift with Israel and unexpectedly moved to mend ties with Russia, as Turkey attempts to draw a line…
In Egypt, a Rare Problem for a World Leader
Summary Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court faces an important decision. In April, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi signed a deal to transfer control of the Red…
Fugitive ISIS leader al-Baghdadi’s desert mansion complete with a swimming pool and a ZOO is seized by Iraqi forces
The sprawling desert mansion belonging to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been found abandoned amid claims he is still alive and on the run….
Let Boeing sell to Iran
Last year’s deal to lift economic sanctions against Iran, in return for a lengthy suspension of the Iranian nuclear program, had many pros and cons….
Many outraged that reference to ISIL omitted from Orlando 911 transcript
People expressed outrage on social media Monday after the Orlando gunman’s 911-call transcripts were released, but reference the terror group ISIL was “omitted.” In the…
Russia’s defense minister visits Syria, meets Assad
U.S.-backed Syrian forces edged closer to an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) stronghold on the border with Turkey on June 18 while…
THE WAR IN SYRIA AND IRAQ: THE LATEST NEWS
Over the past weekend, the situation in Syria once again was in the spotlight of major world media. All sides have intensified the fighting. The…