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Iran and Israel: two nations with tense relations that seem existentially at odds. But for all their antagonistic rhetoric, there is a recent hidden history of collaboration, even friendship. In an informative talk, Trita Parsi shows how an unlikely
Maybe wait until after the totals are in to release the pre-determined results next time, pseudo-dictators.
Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan was kidnapped by gunmen who snatched him from his hotel and held him for several hours Thursday in apparent retaliation for a U.S. special forces raid that captured an al-Qaida suspect in the capital last weekend.
For the community in the Persian Gulf states, see Huwala.
Baghdad once again suffered a series of coordinated bombings. Today’s mostly occurred during a 40-minute window.
After years of being caught in the geopolitical crossfire over Iran's disputed nuclear program, Iranian businessmen in Dubai are daring to hope that signs of a diplomatic thaw will allow crippling economic sanctions to be lifted.
Revelations continue to emerge on the weekend US raid of the Libyan capital city of Tripoli and the kidnapping of Abu Anas al-Liby, accused by the administration for a role in 1998 embassy bombings. The story doesn’t sound any better.
An unnamed U.S. official claims the United States will cut off military aid to Egypt in response the ousting of former President Mohamed Morsi. However, the White House was quick to deny the initial reports.
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who inspired the world after surviving a Taliban bullet to the head, has again been targeted for death by the militant group.
Past US strikes on Al Shabab leaders, even successful ones, have not diminished the group.
The timing of the latest shot in a covert war invites questions about the role of proxies
A bomb killed four U.S. soldiers in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, American and Afghan officials said. They were the latest casualties in a 12-year conflict that shows no signs of slowing down despite a drawdown in foreign forces.
Last week, for the first time since the 1979 Iranian revolution, the US president spoke with his Iranian counterpart. Their 15 minute telephone call was reported to open the door to further high-level discussions. This is a very important event.
Experts destroyed missile warheads, aerial bombs and chemical mixing equipment Sunday on the first day of a campaign to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons, the UN said. The operation, performed by Syrian personnel under the supervision of internat
The US are planning a series of rapid steps to dismantle Syria’s chemical weapons program, a strategy intended to guard against backsliding by President al-Assad and limit the time international experts need to work in the country,
The Libyan government on Sunday condemned what it called the “kidnapping” of one of its citizens who was taken into custody outside his home in Tripoli in a highly unusual covert operation carried out by the U.S. military.
The first people Mr. Haji saw when he arrived were volunteer members of a neighborhood watch patrol, equipped with walkie-talkies, bulletproof vests and handguns.
Remade into housing, pop-up shopping plazas and funhouses, shipping container architecture is so trendy nowadays that they are even making knock-offs in China.
Reuters has learned that the Financial Information Authority (AIF), the Holy See's financial watchdog, wrote to the IOR in the second half of 2011 expressing its concern over several cash withdrawals and deposits by the embassies of Iran, Iraq and I
The daily horror in Gaza continues.
Mere days after the US and Iran showed very tentative signs of some diplomatic progress being possible (and hours after Netanyahu's "Rouhani's a wolf in sheep's clothing" comments), The Telegraph reports that Mojtaba Ahmadi, who served as commander o
Obama Protects WW2 Memorial From Vets More Than He Protected Americans from Benghazi Attack
US Officials Say They 'Understand' Criticism
Editor’s Foreword It has been several years since the author of this piece approached me with news of the discovery of the Salton Sea Scroll. For reasons that may become clear in the context of the scroll’s content, he wishes to remain anonymous
Russian President Vladimir Putin was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by an advocacy group that credits him with bringing about a peaceful resolution to the Syrian-U.S. dispute over chemical weapons.
A leak about an August al-Qaida plot reportedly has left U.S. intelligence reeling
Aims to 'Reassure' Israel by Threatening Iran
The mineral wealth and relative security of Iraqi Kurdistan has created a haven for foreign investment. Now, the region’s historical richness is making it a haven for foreign archeologists who are swarming into the region in unprecedented numbers.
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif condemned the Holocaust as a "heinous crime" and a "genocide," dismissing as a poor translation the appearance of the word "myth" about the Holocaust on the Iranian Supreme Leader's English website.
"The victim's sentence (of NINETY LASHES) was increased because her lawyer had spoken out..."
