Israel, Turkey Reconciliation Driven by Syria, Economic Opportunities
Billboards diplay photos of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, placed on a main street by the Ankara municipality and addressing Erdogan...
View ArticleSyria’s Future In Question: Political Opposition Flounders As Rebels Make Gains
This photo provided by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows Syrians inspecting a damaged car at the scene of a car bomb attack near the Sabaa Bahrat Square, one of the capital’s biggest...
View ArticleA Sunni-Shiite Showdown in Syria?
Dale Gavlak The Syrian Jabhat al-Nusra group’s public pledge of allegiance to al-Qaida last week has increased tensions with other predominantly Sunni Muslim rebel forces seeking more military support...
View ArticleUS Troops Possible In Jordan: The Syrian Quagmire
Dale Gavlak Jordan is being drawn further into the Syrian crisis with Washington’s recent announcement that it will send 200 army planners to the kingdom to defend its border with Syria. Described as a...
View ArticleWill U.S. Discovery Of Chemical Weapons Use In Syria Signal War?
In this Friday, Dec. 07, 2012 photo, damaged buildings are seen along a desolate street on the front line after weeks of fighting between rebels and troops loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in...
View ArticleIs Hezbollah Israel’s Real Target — Not Syria?
In this image taken from video obtained from the Ugarit News, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, smoke and fire fill the the skyline over Damascus, Syria, early...
View ArticleA Whodunit In Jordan: Attack On A Shiite Hotel
Abu Muhammad al-Tahawi, right, the leader of Jordanian Salafists speaks during a demonstration outside the Prime Minister office in Amman on Sept. 9, 2012. A Islamic militancy expert believes that...
View ArticleInternational Allegiances Spotlighted In Syria Conflict Ahead Of Talks
Syrian protesters chant anti-President Bashar Assad slogans and wave a revolutionary flag in front of their embassy in Amman, Jordan, Friday, May 17, ahead of the Friends of Syria that will gather...
View ArticleIs The Syria Conflict Inching Toward A Political Solution — Or Toward...
In this photo provided by U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on his Twitter site, McCain visits troops at a Patriot missile site in southern Turkey, Monday, May 27, 2013. McCain quietly slipped into Syria...
View ArticleUS Mulls Its Options As Syria Conflict Threatens To Escalate Into Proxy War
U.S. President Barack Obama, center, looks over the site of the G-8 summit after arriving on Monday, June 17, 2013, in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. Leaders from the G-8 nations are expected to...
View ArticleRevolution Or Coup? Whatever It Is, Egypt’s Crisis Is Deepening
Supporters of the Tamarrod or “Rebel” movement wave Egyptian flags in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday 7, 2013 . Egypt’s new leadership wrangled over the naming of a prime minister, as both the Muslim Brotherhood...
View ArticleIn Egypt, Reconciliation Appears Distant Despite US Call For ‘Inclusive...
Supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans as they hold his poster, in a park near Cairo University, where protesters have been camping out in Giza, Cairo, Egypt, late Monday,...
View ArticleHamas-Led Gaza Faces Dwindling Options, Supply Lines After Losing Egypt’s...
A Palestinian worker sleeps by a smuggling tunnel along the border with Egypt in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, July 19, 2013, during a Hamas-organized media visit. An Egyptian security crackdown...
View ArticleEgypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Risks Political Suicide With Continued Protests
Supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi pray during a protest near Cairo University in Giza, Egypt, Sunday, July 28, 2013. (AP/Manu Brabo) As Egypt’s turmoil deepens, analysts believe the...
View ArticleSyrian Stalemate: Despite Rebel Victories, Assad’s Not Going Anywhere
In this Friday, Sept 7, 2012 photo, a Free Syrian Army fighter runs after attacking a tank with a rocket-propelled grenade during fighting in the Izaa district in Aleppo, Syria. More than two years...
View ArticleAl-Qaida Is Back And More Brutal Than Ever
In this Sunday, March 11, 2012 file photo, a man carries a boy who was severely wounded during heavy fighting between Syrian rebels and Syrian Army forces in Idlib, north Syria. As al-Qaida-linked...
View ArticleAs Egypt’s Generals Consolidate Power, The Middle East Realigns… Again
A protester tears up a picture of General Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi during a demonstration supporting Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi, in front of the Italian Foreign Ministry in Rome, Monday, Aug....
View ArticleEscalation Feared In Syria Amid Threats Over Ongoing Chemical Strike...
In this Tuesday, March 19, 2013 file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a Syrian victim who suffered an alleged chemical attack at Khan al-Assal village according to SANA, receives...
View ArticleIs The Syria Conflict Inching Toward A Political Solution — Or Toward...
In this photo provided by U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on his Twitter site, McCain visits troops at a Patriot missile site in southern Turkey, Monday, May 27, 2013. McCain quietly slipped into Syria...
View ArticleUS Mulls Its Options As Syria Conflict Threatens To Escalate Into Proxy War
U.S. President Barack Obama, center, looks over the site of the G-8 summit after arriving on Monday, June 17, 2013, in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. Leaders from the G-8 nations are expected to...
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