Islamic State Leader Al-Baghdadi Critically Wounded in Airstrike
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group and self-proclaimed "caliph" of the caliphate or Islamic state that it has established in large parts of Iraq and Syria, was critically wounded
Russia Wants to ‘Redesign’ the Middle East
Under the radar last week, Vladimir Putin met with Mahmoud Abbas in Moscow. The meeting was not considered remarkable as Abbas has started to visit the Kremlin on an annual basis. The timing, though, corresponded
Morsi Sentenced to 20 Years
A Cairo court has sentenced former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and 12 other defendants to 20 years in prison. Morsi was convicted of inciting the killing of protesters, in an incident that saw 10
Yemen Rejects Iran’s ‘Peace Plan’
Yemen’s Foreign Minister, Riyad Yassin, underlined on Sunday Yemen’s rejection of the “four-point peace plan” that Iran has submitted to the UN Secretary General and the President of the Security Council. FM Yassin reiterated
Ex-Hussein Intel Officer Planned ISIS’s Rise to Power
An ex-intelligence officer under the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was "the strategic head" behind the Islamic State (ISIS, aka IS) group and drew up the blueprints for the jihadists' capture of northern Syria, German
Iran: We Won’t Allow ‘Foreigners’ to Inspect Our Sites
A top Iranian commander on Sunday said that his country will never permit “foreigners” to inspect its military sites. “Not only will we not grant foreigners the permission to inspect our military sites, we