Tag: Middle East

An Afghan soldier stands guard during Eid al-Fitr prayers in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 28, 2014. Eid al-Fitr prayer marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.(AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)

Suicide bomber kills Afghan president’s cousin

Amir Shah · July 29, 2014 1:07 pm

In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, leads the Eid al-Fitr prayer at the Imam Khomeini grand mosque, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, July 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader)

Iran leader calls for arming Gaza to fight Israel

Washington Examiner · July 29, 2014 9:38 am

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks at her weekly press conference on Friday, July 25th, 2014. (Examiner/Graeme Jennings)

Beltway Confidential

What Qatar didn’t tell Nancy Pelosi about the ‘humanitarian organization’ Hamas

Charles Hoskinson · July 29, 2014 3:07 am

In this image taken from video an explosion hits the media complex that houses the offices of Hamas-run Al Aqsa television and radio in central Gaza City early on Tuesday, July 29, 2014. The building also houses offices of a number of Arab satellite television news channels. (AP Photo/APTN)

Be ready for ‘prolonged’ Gaza war, Netanyahu says

KARIN LAUBTIA GOLDENBERG · July 29, 2014 2:17 am

A Palestinian carries the body of a child at the morgue in Gaza City's Shifa hospital, in the northern Gaza Strip, Monday, July 28, 2014. An explosion killed 10 people, 9 of them children, at a park at Shati refugee camp, in northern Gaza Strip. Israeli and Palestinian authorities traded blame over the attack and fighting in the war raged on despite a major Muslim holiday. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Hamas, Israel trade blame for deaths of 9 children

IBRAHIM BARZAKYOUSUR ALHLOU · July 28, 2014 9:52 pm

President Ronald Reagan's approach to Iraq was ruthless realpolitik: his administration viewed Saddam Hussein as an essential counterweight to Iranian power and backed the dictator in his bloody eight-year war with Iran. AP/Bob Dougherty)

Conservatives would do well to resurrect Ronald Reagan’s Middle East policy

Gene Healy · July 28, 2014 9:00 pm

Black smoke billows over the skyline as a fire at the oil depot for the airport rages out of control after being struck in the crossfire of warring militias battling for control of the airfield, in Tripoli, Libya Monday, July 28, 2014. The latest violence to plague the country has so far killed scores of people and wounded hundreds as foreigners flee the chaos. Libya's interim government said in a statement that the fire could trigger a "humanitarian and environmental disaster" in Tripoli, appealing for "international help" to extinguish the inferno. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ben Khalifa)

Oil depot ablaze amid clashes in Libyan capital

Maamoun Youssef · July 28, 2014 7:31 pm

Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the State Department in Washington, Monday, July 28, 2014, during a news conference to announce the 2013 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom. The U.S. says millions of people were forced from their homes because of their religious beliefs last year. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

National Security

US fuming over Israeli criticism of Kerry

MATTHEW LEEJULIE PACE · July 28, 2014 7:29 pm

Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the State Department in Washington, Monday, July 28, 2014, during a news conference to announce the 2013 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom. The U.S. says millions of people were forced from their homes because of their religious beliefs last year. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Millions displaced by religious violence in 2013

Matthew Pennington · July 28, 2014 5:39 pm

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, shakes hands with worshippers on the first day of Eid al-Fitr marking the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan at the Khair mosque, in Damascus, Syria, Monday, July 28, 2014. (AP Photo/SANA)

Syrian casualties surge as jihadis consolidate

ZEINA KARAMSAM KIMBALL · July 28, 2014 5:02 pm

The U.N. Security Council convenes on the worsening situation in Gaza at United Nations headquarters, Monday, July 28, 2014. The U.N. Security Council called for "an immediate and unconditional humanitarian cease-fire" in the Gaza war between Israel and Hamas at an emergency meeting just after midnight Monday morning. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

UN chief reinforces call for Gaza cease-fire

Edith Lederer · July 28, 2014 4:26 pm

National Security

For White House, even small victories prove elusive in Gaza, Ukraine

Brian Hughes · July 28, 2014 1:19 pm