Middle East

In an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Islamic Republic of Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani called US airstrikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (also known as ISIL – Islamic State of Iraq and Levant) ‘psychological warfare’ and said that a broader spectrum of action is needed to combat the terrorist organization whose territory […]

International Relations

Gaza International Airport – A Symbol of a Decade of Hope

Once the site of an arrival by US President Bill Clinton in 1998, today the Gaza International Airport in Rafah is a derelict that reflects the shattered hopes for peace between Israel and Palestine: A runway littered with debris, concourses destroyed by artillery shelling, and a golden dome, home of the frequent flyer VIPs, smashed […]

International Relations

Middle East

Allied Forces in Iraq Break the Islamic State’s Siege of Amerli

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Middle East

Turkey Initiates Talks with Kurdistan Workers’ Party Leader (PKK) Abdullah Ocalan to End 30-Year Conflict

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) confirmed to media outlets that talks were initiated on Imrali Island with Abdullah Ocalan to bring an end to the 30-year long conflict that has taken 40,000 Turkish and Kurdish lives. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters in December that his government was engaging in a means to bring the […]

Middle East

Egypt Orders the Arrest of U.S.-Based Coptic Christians Responsible for Controversial YouTube Video

Police in California have detained Nakoula Basseley Nakoula in connection with the controversial YouTube video “The Innocence of Muslims,” that has sparked riots and protests in Muslim countries throughout the globe. Egypt has also issued an arrest warrant for the controversial Florida preacher Terry Jones, famous for leading a ceremony to burn Qurans, who is […]