Joe Biden’s handling of the Middle East crisis is just flat-out embarrassing
With new signs each day pointing toward a broader war in the Middle East, it’s important to recall the string of events that got us here. It began Oct. 7…
Oil prices jump as U.S., Britain strike on Houthis in Yemen
An oil tanker anchored in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen’s contested western province of Hodeida on July 15, 2023. Mohammed Huwais | Afp | Getty Images Oil…
Thunderstorms and earthquakes cost $250 billion in damages in 2023
Cars stranded in a flash flood caused by a monsoonal thunderstorm on Sept. 1, 2023, in Thermal, California. David Mcnew | Getty Images News | Getty Images Destructive thunderstorms in…
Child Among 8 Killed In Clashes Between Army, Rebels In Syria
Army artillery fire killed two other civilians in the Aleppo village of Burj Haidar, Observatory said. Beirut: Eight civilians, including a child, were killed Monday during exchanges of fire between…
Iran-backed militias strike US embassy in Baghdad, Middle East military bases
WASHINGTON – Iran-backed militias fired a barrage of rockets at the US Embassy in Baghdad on Friday — as enemy groups also launched strikes on American forces in Iraq and…
No, Obama, you’re the one with Middle Eastern blood on your hands
In 1953, the Swiss novelist Max Frisch published a play called “The Arsonists.” It’s a pitch-dark comedy about a small town ravaged by a group of maniacs disguised as traveling…
Syrian generals face a landmark war crimes trial in France
Paris CNN — Omar Abou Nabout is a man on a mission. Part diplomat-in-training, part legal campaigner, the 27-year-old Syrian spoke to CNN in Paris between meetings, flipping between his…
Turkish airstrikes kill at least 11 in northern Syria, Kurdish security forces say
CNN — Turkish airstrikes killed at least 11 people in multiple Kurdish-controlled locations in northeastern Syria, the Kurdish Internal Security Force said Thursday, the latest response from Ankara’s forces following…
US jet shoots down Turkish drone in Syria, officials say
WASHINGTON/ANKARA: The United States on Thursday shot down an armed Turkish drone that was operating near its troops in Syria, U.S. officials said, the first time Washington has brought down…
Over 100 Killed, 125 Injured In Drone Attack On Syrian Military Academy
At least 125 others also wounded after attack at Syrian military academy. Beirut: An attack Thursday on a Syrian military academy killed more than 100 people, a war monitor said,…