Yemen cholera epidemic: Cases exceed 500,000 in four months
The number of suspected cases of cholera resulting from an epidemic in war-torn Yemen has reached 500,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. At least 1,975 people have died since the waterborne disease began to spread rapidly at the end … Read More
Could Pushing Iran On Nuke Deal Backfire?
We are now two years into the deeply controversial Iran nuclear agreement that roiled our community. And, like everything connected with the deal and the Mideast, it’s complicated, as even Jared Kushner would attest. During the many months leading up … Read More
A Strong Egypt, as Trump knows, is a strong Middle East
“Mabruk” is a common word in Arabic used to greet good news, though in the Middle East recently this has been in scarce supply. However, President Donald Trump’s recent visit to the Middle East had many in the region feeling … Read More
The Humanitarian Crisis Unfolding Abroad
Famine. 20 million people now on the brink in Africa and the Middle East. We’ve got reporters on the frontlines. Right now, today, the largest humanitarian crisis since World War II is unfolding from Yemen to Nigeria. 20 million people … Read More
Starting Second Term, Iranian President Rouhani urges Europe not to side with Trump
Rouhani takes the oath of office before parliament in Tehran in the presence of dignitaries including senior European figures. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, sworn-in for a further term on Saturday, has accused the United States of trying to undermine Tehran’s … Read More
Election over, Iran’s attention turns to supreme leader’s post
Tehran: After Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s re-election, talk in Iran has turned to the future of an even larger political figure: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Although the topic is taboo in Iran, the question of who will succeed Ayatollah … Read More
Iran Still on the Hunt for Nuclear Weapons Technology Across Germany
(Benjamin Weinthal is a fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies) Startling new evidence from German intelligence reports shows the Tehran regime is working to illegally obtain technology and know-how to advance its nuclear weapons and missile programs, despite … Read More
Four Arab States to Take ‘Political, Economic and Legal’ Measures Against Qatar
The Saudi-led bloc of Arab states which also includes Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, has announced that negotiations with Qatar have broken down because of Doha’s failure to meet their demands. As a result, the four states have … Read More