WASHINGTON — Moscow role in the recent Syria crisis has been well reported. What is perhaps more significant is Iran’s influence in the suspension of a U.S. air campaign (more…)
JERUSALEM — Syrian President Bashar Assad, despite massive military support from Iran and Russia, has been unable to stop the Sunni revolt, a report said. The Jerusalem Center for (more…)
WASHINGTON — The U.S. intelligence community has determined that President Bashar Assad ordered his military to use chemical weapons to end a stalemate with Sunni rebels around Damascus. If (more…)
ANKARA — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan, deemed the closest ally of President Barack Obama, has been moving away from the United States. Erdogan has become increasingly critical of (more…)
WASHINGTON — U.S. prosecutors, aided by Saudi Arabia, have determined that Americans were assisting an Al Qaida militia in Syria. Federal prosecutors have indicted two people on charges of (more…)
WASHINGTON — Egypt’s new military ruler envisions his country as an Islamist dictatorship, a report said. A leading U.S. analyst said Defense Minister Abdul Fatah Sisi, contrary to his (more…)
WASHINGTON — Egypt’s military, despite a year of Muslim Brotherhood rule, has retained its economic empire, a report said. The Middle East Media and Research Institute determined that Egypt’s (more…)
LONDON — Jordan, long regarded as one of the most stable regimes in the Middle East, has lost control over much of its territory. Western intelligence sources asserted that (more…)
TEL AVIV — Israel, forced to make massive budget cuts, envisions a streamlined military based on unmanned and standoff capabilities. Officials said the military would be transformed into a (more…)
