Middle East

On March 17, 2015, Israel will hold a national election to vote for a new central government, the 20th Knesset.  In this posting, I want ……Read More

Back in September 2002, one short year after the actions of 9/11, then former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a private citizen, spoke before the ……Read More

In mid-February, ISIS released the latest 12 minute-long instalment in its "From Inside Halab" (aka Aleppo), hosted by British hostage John Cantlie and produced by ……Read More

Senior US intelligence official Michael Vickers said Jan. 21 that the United States is continuing attacks on al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) despite ongoing violence in ……Read More

Major American media organizations have been running stories lately that feature one of Washington’s Persian Gulf allies, the United Arab Emirates, as a favored partner ……Read More

Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, the sixth king of Saudi Arabia, has died at age 90, state television announced. A master politician, he gained a reputation ……Read More