The Kobani region in the Turkish-Syrian border has been a combat zone between Kurdish rebels and the terror group ISIS for a while, but the ISIS threat has now managed to cross the border into Turkey. The Telegraph reported that…
The ISIS terrorist group, also known as ISIL or the Islamic State (IS), may have acquired some of the world’s deadliest weapons and may have already used them. The Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA) Journal reported that Kurdish…
For years Hamas has controlled the Gaza Strip with no real competition, but the United States wants that to change. Hamas forced out their opponents—the Fatah faction of Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas—but the Americans now want the PA…
Despite their objections to one of the main partners in the Palestinian unity government—the terror group Hamas—the Israelis are allowing the Palestinian cabinet to meet in Gaza. The Ma’an News Agency reported that the Israelis provided permits for the non-Gazan…
The deadline for a deal in the nuclear talks between Iran and the major nuclear powers has already been extended once, and the next deadline is just over a month away with no deal yet. Despite the differences, one of…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas chose not to put a three-year timeframe for creating a Palestinian state into his speech last week at the United Nations’ General Assembly, and it’s unclear if the Palestinians plan to do so or not. Abbas,…