French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy: The Price of European Indifference
Europe’s migration debate has taken a disturbing turn. It began with the creation of the catch-all concept (a legal freak) of a “migrant, ” which obscures the difference, central to the law, between More...
Turkey, Iraq pledge more military cooperation in fight against Islamic State
– Turkey and Iraq, both worried by the advance of Islamic State, pledged on Thursday to work towards greater military cooperation in their fight against the ultra radical Sunni militants. Turkey is More...
Christian C. Sahner: The Arab World’s Vanishing Christians
–– This Christmas, like every Christmas, thousands of pilgrims and tourists will travel to the Middle East to celebrate the holiday in the land of the Bible. In Bethlehem, the birthplace of More...
The main characteristics of ISIS and its military campaign (part 2)
– /By The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, Israel / 1) Military capabilities: ISIS has an estimated 25, 000 operatives in Syria and Iraq, and their number is growing. In More...
Exclusive: Swiss firm Trafigura helped Iraqi Kurds defy Baghdad to sell oil – sources
Trafigura, one of the world’s biggest commodities trading firms, played a pivotal role in helping Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region export oil, which the Iraqi government More...
Turkey, U.S. ease strains on Islamic State but differences remain
– Turkey and the United States smoothed over some differences in the fight against Islamic State during a weekend visit by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, but the talks heralded little in the way More...
Report: ISIS Group Abused Captive Kurdish Children
Islamic State militants tortured and abused Kurdish children captured earlier this year near the northern Syrian town of Kobani, beating them with hoses and electric cables, an international rights group More...
Prof. of International Political Economy Jean-Pierre Lehmann: Why the military campaign against ISIS will fail
– Jean-Pierre Lehmann looks to history to explain the possible future of the Arab world. No matter how much Washington and its allies may wish otherwise, the military campaign against ISIS will fail, More...
Most Americans Support Military Action Against ISIS
– During a crisis meeting in Paris, the US proved successful in building an international coalition to combat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. 24 countries have pledged to support the US More...
Fars News: Israeli Hermes Drone Crashes in Iraq
Lebanon’s “Al-Mayadin” reports that a Hermes UAV was shot down near Baghdad Airport. An Israeli Hermes drone crashed close Baghdad Airport near the Iraqi capital, the Iranian news agency More...