Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum – Dubai′s fairytale prince
Dubai’s Crown Prince is a star on Instagram. With some 3.5 million subscribers, he has long since overtaken royals such as Prince William and Kate….
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‘Quartet’ draft report: Israeli settlements eroding viability of 2 state solution
Israel should stop building settlements, denying Palestinian development and designating land for exclusive Israeli use that Palestinians seek for a future state, the Middle East…
US election: ‘I like waterboarding a lot’, says Donald Trump
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump advocated for the use of waterboarding against Islamic State (IS) group militants on Wednesday. In regards to the controversial…
How Turkey Came Crawling Back To Israel
The relationship between Turkey and Israel is a very fragile thing. These nations have a long history. One day they are in the coldest of political…
UN Syria Envoy Urges Political Progress by August
U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura says if he can restart intra-Syrian talks in July, there still is a possibility of moving forward on a…
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…
Pope to visit Armenia after annoying Turkey with ‘genocide’ label
Pope Francis visits Armenia this weekend and will try to avoid reigniting a diplomatic dispute with Turkey after his branding of the 1915 mass killings…
Why are Iranian economists worried about Clinton and Trump?
Among all the US presidential candidates, the Democratic contender Bernie Sanders was certainly a favorite of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the prominent Iranian economist…
Lessons from the US State Department for Syria
Several dozen career foreign-service officers in the U.S. State Department think U.S. policy in Syria is at an utter standstill and in absolute disarray. These…
Hillary Clinton understands limits of US power in Middle East
From her days as first lady through her tenure as Obama’s first secretary of state, presidential candidate knows regional leaders on first-name basis In the…