Middle East

While Syria and Iraq have been headline news in the mainstream and not-so-mainstream media for months, we rarely get any information about how Syrians and ……Read More

A study by the Congressional Research Service looks at the source of funding that keeps the Islamic State functional.  Since ISIL has taken on the ……Read More

Photo: AP Photo/Aya Batrawy   It's been a monumental weekend for women in Saudi Arabia. After historic elections allowed women to vote and run for ……Read More

Business is business, so why not buy oil from ISIS. The Russians claim the Turks are doing it, and in all likelihood even Assad is ……Read More

With Turkey sitting on the doorstep of the Syrian civil war and their recent involvement with the downing of a Russian fighter, it is important ……Read More

As the terrorist attack in Paris sparks worldwide fear of similar reprisals and a bloody shootout and hostage situation in a five-star Mali hotel exacerbates ……Read More