On Saturday, the Saudi-led coalition reiterated its calls for Yemeni civilians to evacuate the Houthi stronghold of Saada, accusing the Iranian-backed militia group of “hiding” among civilians in the northwestern region, which has become the coalition’s main target for its continuous airstrikes.
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In Ukraine in particular and Europe more generally, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been pursuing an activist foreign policy agenda that Europe and the United States (US) are having difficulty responding to. For example, Brussels and Washington have been unsuccessful in…
The same divide does not surround legislation that would give Congress an up-or-down vote on any nuclear deal finalized between Iran, the United States and five other global powers. Democratic leaders have endorsed that legislation, which sailed through the Senate 98-1 on Thursday and is expected to soon pass through the House with broad bipartisan support.
In early April Iran and the P5+1 announced that they have reached a framework agreement to end the decades-long dispute over the country’s nuclear program. Iran has accepted several limitations on the number of its centrifuges, the size of its stockpile of enriched uranium and the…
Eyes watering, struggling to breathe, Abd al-Mouin, 22, dragged his nephews from a house reeking of noxious fumes, then briefly blacked out. Even fresh air, he recalled, was “burning my lungs.”
I began these reflections with talk of the Muslim Brotherhood movement in Jordan and the fact that the Jordanian government turned on them after a long alliance; thus following the trend across the Arab monarchies to cut off movements that they perceived as having turned from an asset to a burden.
The Obama administration faces a formidable challenge to allay Gulf Arab fears over a nuclear deal with Tehran. The United States and its Gulf allies will try to agree on new security measures at a summit in Washington next week to guard against…
The US government has offered $20million in rewards for information which leads to the whereabouts of four people it claims are top leaders of Isis. The State Department claims each of the men has a high-ranking role within the militant group and has offered rewards worth millions of dollars for each individual.
Iran, America’s negotiating partner in its nuclear program, is linked to every human rights crisis raging in the Middle East today. A quick tour of the region reveals the sheer scale of the challenges facing the Obama Administration.
When al-Qaida overran the Yemeni port city of Mukalla last month, the group’s commanders immediately struck a deal to share power with the area’s tribesmen. No jihadi banners were raised. Al-Qaida even issued a statement denying rumors that it had banned music at parties or men wearing shorts.