Lebanon’s plunge into political crisis raises specter of war with Israel
BEIRUT — Even for a country often used as a battleground by regional powers and their proxies, the sudden resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri has…
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Middle East tensions rise as Iran and Saudis jostle for power
A string of escalatory moves taken by Saudi Arabia and arch-rival Iran over the past few days suggest the long-brewing cold war between the region’s…
Iran pledges to support Lebanon stability after PM resigned
BEIRUT – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says his country will “not hesitate” to help maintain the stability of Lebanon following the resignation of the Lebanese…
Riyadh: reluctant US partner in Iraq
WASHINGTON DC, United States (Kurdistan 24) – The US opposes Iranian proxies everywhere, it seems, except in Iraq, and a key US partner in Iraq,…
How may Israel exploit Lebanon’s political turmoil?
The resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri earlier this week has given Israel an opportunity to exploit the regional divide and to work on forming an Israeli-Arab alliance in the…
Syria: Truck bomb kills dozens fleeing fighting against IS
BEIRUT – A spokesman for U.S.-backed local forces in Syria says more than a hundred people have been killed in a truck bomb blast in…
Iran: Hariri resignation aims to stoke regional tension
Iran has said that the resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Saturday aims to “create tension in Lebanon and the entire region”. In a statement on Iran’s state…
Assaults in Syria and Iraq oust IS from border bastions
Syrian troops ousted Islamic State extremists Friday from Deir el-Zour, a major city in eastern Syria, while Iraqi forces retook Qaim, the group’s last big town across…
Timeline: Key dates of Daesh in Iraq, Syria
Beirut: Daesh has been driven from most of the swathes of territory it once held in Iraq and Syria, now reduced to pockets of the…
Iraq Is Not Iran’s Puppet
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Iraq is, once again, deeply embroiled in crisis. For three years, the central government in Baghdad and the Kurdish region fought together…