Putin Seeks Syria Deal That Both Iran and Israel Can Swallow
Russian President Vladimir Putin is working on what sounds to Israelis like science fiction but in Moscow makes perfect sense – a deal on the…
Russia’s S-400s Will Protect Turkey From a “Kurdish Air Force”
Many people thought that this day would never come, but it’s official – Russian President Putin will sell his Turkish NATO counterpart S-400 missiles, and…
Diplomatic Damage to Qatar Economy Mounts as Insurer Closes UAE Branch
DUBAI — A Qatari insurance company is closing its branch in Abu Dhabi because authorities there have not renewed its licence, a sign of how…
Iran Is Smuggling Increasingly Potent Weapons Into Yemen, U.S. Admiral Says
The top American admiral in the Middle East said on Monday that Iran continues to smuggle illicit weapons and technology into Yemen, stoking the civil…
Could Russia abandon Syria? It’s happened before
Shaun Walker, the Moscow correspondent of the Guardian, is rather a brave man. He recently accepted the Russian government’s invitation to visit Syria and to…
UAE launches unified Hijri calendar of 1439
The unified Hijri calendar is based on Shariah and astronomical principles. The United Arab Emirates launched a unified Hijri calendar ahead of the new Islamic…
Israel can teach South Korea lessons about missile defense
While officials in Seoul try to figure out how to deal with their erratic, missile-launching neighbor to the north, the key to the puzzle may…
Iran aims to cheat its way into the nuclear club
Team Trump is facing up to the fact that Iran is regularly cheating on the Obama administration’s nuclear deal — even if it’s not yet…
Turkey summons German ambassador as tensions mount
BERLIN (Reuters) – Turkey summoned Germany’s ambassador to its foreign ministry on Monday, Berlin said, amid a mounting row between the two NATO powers. Der…
Kinky ‘Fifty Shades’ sex linked to divorce in Iran
In the privacy of their bedrooms in conservative Iran, Sabah’s husband used to burn her breasts with cigarettes during sex, while Sarah was forced to…