The Iraqi cabinet has amended the draft of a much-debated hydrocarbons law, further complicating the delicate political atmosphere. The changes advanced could provoke political hostilities in oil-rich regions north, south and west of Baghdad.
Violence on Rise as Yemeni President Saleh Makes Shocking Return to Sanaa | Dictator’s return leaves peace talks in tatters
Mullen: US Won’t Ignore Iran ‘Attacks’ in Iraq | Tells Senate Iranian government ‘have been warned’
US Envoy Doesn’t See ‘Long-Term Insurgency’ in Libya | Insists Libyans will be ‘reliable partner against terrorism’
The international response to humanitarian crises is increasingly seen as “intrusive and disempowering” by communities caught up in disasters, according to the World Disasters Report by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. In some of...
An Uncertain Future: Bahrain Internet Users Face Arrest for Dissenting Posts | Facebook users face jail, student protesters can’t return to school
US and Israeli-led efforts to stave off the Palestinian Authority's bid for statehood at the United Nations has failed. PA President Mahmoud Abbas will give a speech on Friday before the UN, and then submit his application for full Palestinian membership. This could...
Did Israeli FM’s Comments Encourage PKK Attacks Against Turkey? | PKK wing vows to attack big cities
Iraqi Parliament Speaker: Govt Not Telling MPs About US Troop Deal | Insists Maliki govt offered no briefings
The military's widespread use of unmanned aerial vehicles to attack and surveil various war zones from Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen, Libya and others has been some what controversial as a weapon of war. But the ubiquitous drone is now being utilized in...
