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In December 2015 Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal slammed Donald Trump for proposing a ban on Muslim immigrants in the US until the government could alleviate security concerns.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has started talking about Turkey's borders, hinting they should be shifted outward a bit. In Syria and Iraq, his army is involved in wars over territory once ruled from Istanbul. Maps of a Greater Turkey have circula
....just hours after the Israeli PM called the president-elect a 'true friend'
VIENNA, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Iran has exceeded a soft limit on sensitive material set under its nuclear deal with major powers, the U.N. atomic watchdog said on Wednesday, hours after Donald Trump - who has strongly criticized the agreement - won the U.
We had expected a Syrian Army "Election Campaign", a large size attack on Al Bab or east-Aleppo. That did not happen despite the right "assets" being in place and I have heard no reason yet why it was delayed.
The strikes will be launched "in the nearest hours" and will target the distant outskirts of Aleppo, the source said, adding that there are no civilian-populated areas nearby.
Planes Prepared to Launch Further Attacks on Sirte
The latest massacre of many innocent people by U.S. forces in Afghanistan provides another demonstration as to why it is imperative that the American people stop deferring to the authority of the national security state and demand the immediate withd
Most humans with basic motor function skills agree that when it comes to Benghazi, Hillary Clinton and her State Department dropped the ball. In a well. Full of lava. Well, now it looks like they screwed up even worse than we thought. Hard to imagine
While America's eyes are on the presidential election, US troops are fighting alongside the US-backed "Syrian Democratic Forces" to take Raqqa from ISIS control. A new ground war has begun in Syria, with the US and Turkey making plans to govern Raqqa
The Kurdish city of Diyarbakir is Under Siege by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who continues a months-long assault on Kurdish politicians, news media, and intellectuals.
In what's a significant escalation in its censorship efforts, the Turkish government now wants to block the very same tools that tech-savvy citizens use to get around the government-imposed social media blocks.
It has become a destabilizing force in the Near East.
As a former soldier and war correspondent who has covered 14 conflicts, I look at all the media hoopla over tightening siege of Mosul, Iraq and shake my head.
As a former soldier and war correspondent who has covered 14 conflicts, I look at all the media hoopla over tightening siege of Mosul, Iraq and shake my head.
Rallies take place in Aden and elsewhere, with protesters saying UN envoy's plan would legitimise the Houthis' "coup".
Because fewer dollars are flowing into the country from oil sales, Saudi Arabia is now paying more for imported goods and services than it receives from oil sales. As a result, its current account deficit reached $28 billion in the first half of the
Jordan Claims US Vehicle 'Failed to Stop' at Gate
Was ISIS created and/or supported by the US and its allies to do the dirty work of "regime change" in Syria? Is that why it seems the US war on ISIS is proceeding at such a leisurely pace?
Robots don't experience fear. They don't experience any emotions at all, really, but on the battlefield, it's the lack of fear that stands out. When ISIS captured Mosul in 2014, they did so with just 2,000 fighters, taking a city of 2 million f
Iraq and Turkey are threatening to go to war with each other over who should hold power in Mosul and the surrounding region after the defeat of Isis.
EARLIER THIS YEAR, at the height of a very public battle between the FBI and Apple over whether the computer maker would help decrypt a mass murderer's locked iPhone, it appeared that a little-known, 17-year-old Israeli firm named Cellebrite Mobile
What's green, has four wheels, and brandishes a thermal optic gun? A brand new, ISIS-killing machine, called Al Robot (The Robot)--if you're in Iraq at least.
Law enforcement officials say that none of the investigations so far have found any conclusive or direct link between Mr. Trump and the Russian government. And even the hacking into Democratic emails, F.B.I. and intelligence officials now believe, wa
Vladimir Putin's Russia is preparing an army of robots and drones to take on its enemies, Deputy PM Dmitry Rogozin admits
As Iraqi and Kurdish forces join US allies taking back Mosul, retreating Islamic State forces are setting fire to oil fields and other chemical facilities, burning some 5,000 barrels daily and blanketing the region in acrid smoke.
Last week, the U.N.'s premier cultural agency, UNESCO, approved a resolution viciously condemning Israel (referred to as "the Occupying Power") for various alleged trespasses and violations of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
"THE STRUGGLE FOR SYRIA," as Patrick Seale titled his 1965 classic, has escalated steadily since Britain seized the territory from Turkey in 1918. The British turned it over to France in 1920 and took it back from Vichy in 1942. Following nominal
Speaking of poor policymaking, hyperinflation and violence - Venezuela is sliding closer and closer to the brink of collapse, with some sobering consequences.
It's interesting how much time and effort Hillary has spent, not answering questions about emails but rather defending herself with ridiculous claims that Russia is behind the leaks and is rigging the US election.
