The last time Lebanon lacked a president for any length of time, armed violence reached the Lebanese capital and ultimately led to a resurgence in political power by the Hezbollah terrorist group. So it’s not surprising that the US and…
Here’s an ironic twist—one of the very countries that sold the chemical weapons to Syria years ago could end up being the one that’s supposed to destroy them. Think you can trust Russia to really do the job? And that’s…
Build-up to a strike in Syria has dominated the headlines all week, after a chemical weapons attack by the regime there killed hundreds—including children. But now politics and debate are overshadowing military plans. Here’s what you should know: The Syria…
If you’re concerned about your country potentially going to war in the Middle East, then you need to follow what’s happening in Syria. The opposition there is claiming more than 1,300 people were killed in a chemical weapon attack, according…
The Syrian civil war is rapidly turning into a mini-world war, with the United States and Russia on opposite sides. The Americans have never liked Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and the Russians find him a useful ally in the Middle…
Despite two rounds of talks in the past three months between the six major world powers and Iran over the latter’s nuclear program, the sides are still a long way away from reaching an agreement on a plan for resolving…