Middle East
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May- 2018 -1 May
Russia’s dangerous disregard to the growing Iran-Israel war in Syria
Neil Hauer investigates Russia’s contribution to de-escalating tensions between Iran and Israel in Syria, which appears negligible at best, and actively antagonistic at worst
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Apr- 2018 -29 April
SDF recaptures 4 Deir Ezzor villages earlier taken by pro-regime forces
The U.S.-led Coalition-backed SDF recaptured four villages on the east bank of the Euphrates river to the north of Deir Ezzor city taken earlier by pro-Syrian government forces.
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29 April
Iraq sentences 19 Russian women to life in prison for joining ISIS
Iraq on Sunday sentenced 19 Russian women to life in prison for joining ISIS, the latest in a series of heavy verdicts against foreign women
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29 April
US approves $911 million sale to Bahrain of 12 AH-1Z attack helicopters
The U.S. State Department approved the sale to Bahrain of 12 Bell AH-1Z attack helicopters along with missiles, rockets, guns and other equipment at an estimated cost fo $911.4 million
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28 April
Airstrike in Yemen kills dozens of Houthi rebels including commanders
An air strike on Yemen's capital Sana'a by a Saudi-led military coalition has killed dozens of Houthi rebels including at least two commanders, Saudi television reported.
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27 April
Iraq reduces death sentence of German woman who joined ISIS
The death sentence of a German woman who was found guilty of joining Islamic State with her two daughters has been commuted to life in an Iraqi prison.
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26 April
French special forces have ‘reinforced’ US troops in Syria, Mattis says
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis that French special forces arrived in Syria to help boost US-led efforts, and that a "re-energized effort" in southeast Syria would shortly begin
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25 April
The UN Security Council is failing humanity. Here’s what to do about it
The inherently politicized nature of the contemporary standards for authorizing force at the UN Security Council has robbed Syrians of their right to protection.
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24 April
Subservient sovereignty: How Libyan is the Libya crisis?
The international community shot itself in the foot by over-exerting its influence in Libya. Now Khalifa Haftar is sick and Libyans will suffer.
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23 April
The rule of khaki: How Egypt’s military dominates the economy
The term Neo-Mamluk is often used to describe the outsized role of the military in the Egyptian economy. Following Sisi's rise to power, the military has expanded its reach.
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