By: Dr. Jonathan Spyer Expert on Syria, Iraq, radical Islamic groups, and Kurds. While a determined Western-led effort to halt the Turkish invasion could still prevent Russian, Iranian and IS…
Mass protests in Lebanon over government economic mismanagement continue nationwide, in what have been the greatest public dissent against the ruling elite in decades. The demonstrations were initially sparked over a…
Following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo traveled to the NATO Headquarters in Brussels, where he updated the…
A knife-weilding Palestinian was shot and killed over the weekend, after he rushed toward Israeli security forces at a checkpoint near the West Bank city of Tulkarem. According to the Israeli…
By Erin Viner Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has yet to form a coalition with less than one week to his deadline to do so, further dimming prospects for an Israeli…
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem this morning. During the meeting the top U.S. official underscored his country’s appreciation of Israeli efforts…
Syrian President Bashar Assad held talks with visiting Iraqi National Security Adviser Faleh al-Fayyed, during which they discussed strengthening bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries, especially in the areas…
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence announced that following more than five hours of negotiations with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, “the United States and Turkey have agreed to a ceasefire…
By Erin Viner The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has just lowered the forecast for Israel's gross domestic product (GDP), for both 2019 and 2020. GDP is a monetary measure of…
Tens of thousands of Jewish worshippers gathered at the holiest site in Judaism, the Western Wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City, to attend the annual 'Priestly Blessing'…