Former Iran Hostages Are Divided on Jimmy Carter and a Sabotage Claim
They are the last survivors of an international crisis that hobbled Jimmy Carter’s presidency and may have cost him re-election....
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GULF NEWS
At Al Aqsa Mosque, Shards of Stained Glass Tell a Story of Conflict
JERUSALEM — At a workshop on the edge of the Aqsa Mosque compound, Muhammad Rowidy spends hours hunched over panes...
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Israel Votes to Scrap Law Barring Settlers at Four Evacuated West Bank Sites
Israel’s Parliament on Tuesday repealed legislation that barred settlers from four Jewish communities in the occupied West Bank that were...
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Saudi Arabia Frees Saad Almadi, U.S. Dual Citizen Jailed for Dissent
A Saudi-American dual citizen who spent more than a year in a Saudi prison over Twitter posts critical of the...
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Israel’s Leaders Advance Key Part of Judicial Overhaul but Delay Rest
Israel’s government announced on Monday that it would attempt to enact by early April the most contentious part of its...
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Amid Violence, Israeli and Palestinian Officials Meet to Promote Calm
JERUSALEM — Israeli and Palestinian officials met in Egypt on Sunday, along with other Middle Eastern and United States representatives,...
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Assad’s 2nd Diplomatic Trip in Days Speeds Easing of Isolation
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria traveled to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday for an official visit accompanied by his...
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In the U.S.-Led Iraq War, Iran Was the Big Winner
If visitors to Baghdad knew nothing of Iraqi politics, they could be forgiven for thinking that the trim-bearded, green-uniformed man...
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20 Years After U.S. Invasion, Iraq Is a Freer Place, but Not a Hopeful One
A couple of streets away from the new buildings and noisy main road of the desert city of Falluja, there...
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20 Years On, a Question Lingers About Iraq: Why Did the U.S. Invade?
There is a question about the American-led invasion of Iraq that, 20 years later, remains a matter of deep uncertainty...
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