A now-famous handshake between President Barack Obama and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif at the United Nations on Monday was no accident, although their chance meeting was not pre-planned.
Wednesday, NBC News chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell reported that the Russian airstrikes that started in Syria today are not targeting ISIS, but instead civilians opposed to President Bashar al-Assad. Mitchell said, “The president of Russia went to the
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, who represents the nation most vocally opposed to the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, reportedly met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and American President Barack Obama at the UN General Assembly to discuss the Syrian civil war.
The masked gunmen who kidnapped 16 Turkish construction workers from their job site in Baghdad at the beginning of September have released a video of their hostages, showing them alive and well, and they claimed that the captives will be released soon.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter has officially ordered senior Department of Defense (DOD) officials to begin communicating with Russia on matters related to the Syrian conflict in an effort to avoid miscalculations and misjudgments, according to the Pentagon.
On Tuesday’s “O’Reilly Factor” on the Fox News Channel, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stated that it’s “a wonderful thing” Russia’s Vladimir Putin is fighting ISIS and responded “Alright, okay, fine” after host Bill O’Reilly stated Putin would “never get
On Tuesday’s broadcast of his radio show, host Sean Hannity castigated President Barack Obama for the foreign policy he has instituted thus far during his presidency. Hannity was particularly harsh on Obama for the deal his administration had negotiated with
Tuesday on ABC’s “The View,” Republican presidential candidate Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), a candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, said his rival front-runner Donald Trump would “turn the entire Middle East against us” with his plan to take Iraq’s
Thousands of Iranian-American protesters gathered in New York City on Monday to announce their disapproval with the regime in Tehran, which continues to execute dissident voices at a record-pace.
Western countries are turning a blind eye to the genocide that the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) is committing against Christians in Iraq and Syria, reports the U.K.’s Daily Express, citing a charity group.
Tuesday on “CBS This Morning,” British Prime Minister David Cameron said Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plan to work with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s current government to fight against ISIS is a “phony solution.” In discussing Assad, Cameron said, “He has
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi presented a plan Monday afternoon at the UN General Assembly to battle regional extremism.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told MSNBC Tuesday morning that America and Russia had agreed on “some fundamental principles” for solving the ongoing civil war in Syria, while insisting President Bashar al-Assad must “go off into the sunset” to resolve the crisis.
Islamic extremists set fire to the St. Charbel Monastery in Bethlehem over the weekend, and Christian leaders in Bethlehem—a Palestinian Authority-governed area of the West Bank—have demanded that the Palestinian government do more to prosecute the criminals responsible for the reported arson attack.
Iranian dictator Ali Khamenei continues to call for Saudi Arabia to apologize for the deaths of over 750 people killed last week in a stampede during the Muslim hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) is expanding its presence in Afghanistan, recruiting followers in nearly 75 percent of the country’s 34 provinces, according to a United Nations report.
After days of insisting that all American gear was under the “positive control” of U.S.-trained New Syrian Force rebels, the Pentagon finally admitted over the weekend that al-Qaeda’s Nusra Front seized vehicle and ammunition from the token “moderate” force.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stated the US should let ISIS and Bashar al-Assad fight and “take over the remnants” and “let Russia fight ISIS” in Syria in an interview broadcast on Wednesday’s “Erin Burnett OutFront” on CNN. Trump said,
Monday on MSNBC’s “MTP Daily” Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton who lost the argument within the Obama administration to arm Syrian rebels in February of 2013 when she was Secretary of State said if the president had listened instead of waiting
NBC’s “Meet the Press” and MSBNC’s “MTP Daily” host Chuck Todd stated “President Obama’s Syria policy has not worked” on Monday’s “MSNBC Live.” Todd said, “Putin obviously has the stronger hand right now when it comes to Syria, and he’s
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani suggested on Sunday that his regime in Tehran would consider releasing three Americans held hostage in the country if the U.S. would release several jailed Iranians.
At the UN General Assembly meeting today, Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed the West for the rise of radical Islamic groups. He also demanded a global alliance to fight these groups.
Iranian regime President Hassan Rouhani addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Monday afternoon, discussing matters such as the Hajj pilgrimage disaster and the Iran nuclear deal.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was greeted by well over 20,000 supporters on Sunday for his historic visit, but several hundred opponents — primarily members of a Sikh group — were also present to protest the leader of the Indian diaspora.
The Russian government has announced that it will participate in “peace talks” with the Syrian government and a coalition of the “most influential outside players” in the Syrian Civil War, bringing America, Iran, and Saudi Arabia to the table.
