
Jordan’s King Abdullah II spoke Monday at the UN General Assembly debate in New York, honing in on the battle against the Islamic State, the situation in Jerusalem, and the Syrian refugee crisis as the primary issues for Amman and the world as a whole.
by Jordan Schachtel28 Sep 2015, 9:18 AM PST0

President Obama’s address to the United Nations on Monday presented an elaborate apologia for his foreign policy, including something very few people would attempt to defend as a success: the overthrow of dictator Moammar Qaddafi in Libya.
by John Hayward28 Sep 2015, 8:38 AM PST0

In remarks to the United Nations General Assembly, President Barack Obama insisted that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must be removed from power. His statement contradicts a remark from Secretary of State John Kerry that Assad is necessary to bring peace in the region.
by Mary Chastain28 Sep 2015, 8:26 AM PST0

Contents: Palestinian leader Abbas to ‘drop bombshell’ in UN speech Wednesday; Abbas expected to deliver ultimatum to Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel; Abbas’s resignation would trigger major Mideast changes
by John J. Xenakis28 Sep 2015, 6:04 AM PST0

After several dispatches from Syria reported that the few remaining American-backed rebel fighters have been compromised by the al-Nusra Front, an offshoot of al-Qaeda, U.S. Central Command released a statement late Friday confirming that the U.S.-armed New Syrian Forces had delivered equipment and vehicles to the jihadi outfit.
by Jordan Schachtel28 Sep 2015, 5:56 AM PST0

A report claims British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived at the United Nations on Sunday to work on a deal that could end the Syrian civil war without removing dictator Bashar Assad from power.
by John Hayward27 Sep 2015, 9:00 PM PST0

Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared on CBS’s “60 Minutes” Sunday and told show host Charlie Rose that Russia does not plan on telling Syria who their leader should be, nor does Russia plan putting troops in Syria. Rose asked the Russian
by Trent Baker27 Sep 2015, 8:27 PM PST0

GOP frontrunner Donald Trump suggested a plan to defeat ISIS during an interview with 60 Minutes’s Scott Pelley, challenging the current tactic—“We’re fighting ISIS and Assad has to be saying to himself, “They are the nicest or dumbest people that I’ve ever imagined.”
by Alex Swoyer27 Sep 2015, 4:57 PM PST0

Beverly Hills businesses are rolling out the red carpet for visiting Arab royals, despite concern over two recent incidents involving Saudi and Qatari royalty.
by William Bigelow27 Sep 2015, 3:12 PM PST0

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the Republican presidential candidates promising to rip up President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran “is something that only the likes of Saddam Hussein would do.” When asked about
by Pam Key27 Sep 2015, 10:45 AM PST0

Contents: Death toll from Hajj stampede rises to 769, triggers fatalistic explanations; Iran rejects Fatalism, blames Saudi officials for ‘crime’; Muslims debate the role of the ‘Will of Allah’ in human life; Theological contradictions in omnipotence and omniscience vs free will
by John J. Xenakis27 Sep 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Erik Prince, founder of the famed private military contractor Blackwater, addressed the Bush-linked Maverick PAC on Friday night. His remarks, as transcribed by the Daily Beast, were provocative.
by John Hayward26 Sep 2015, 8:56 PM PST0

Iran on Saturday vowed to take international legal action against Saudi Arabia’s rulers over the crush of Muslim pilgrims at this year’s hajj
by AP26 Sep 2015, 8:52 PM PST0

Brigitte Gabriel an Arab Christian, who as a young girl was a victim of radical Islam during the Lebanese Civil War, joined Breitbart’s Executive Chairman Stephen K. Bannon and Editor-in-chief Alexander Marlow on Breitbart News Saturday, broadcasting live at the Values Voters Summit in Washington D.C..
by Robert Wilde26 Sep 2015, 5:02 PM PST0

On Saturday in Washington, D.C. at the Values Voter Summit host by the Family Research Council, conservative talk show host Mark Levin addressed attendees in an interview conducted with FRC president Tony Perkins. The two engaged in a discussion about
by Breitbart TV26 Sep 2015, 10:32 AM PST0

A stampede in Mecca on the last day of the hajj pilgrimage took the lives of over 100 Iranian citizens, as the total death toll from the incident has surged to over 700 people, and the leaders of the regime in Tehran are furious with Saudi officials for their alleged negligence.
by Jordan Schachtel25 Sep 2015, 9:58 PM PST0

Kurdish leader Saleh Muslim argued this week that the overthrow of Bashar Assad’s brutal regime in Syria would be a disaster for the entire world.
by John Hayward25 Sep 2015, 9:33 PM PST0

Children with weapons, described as “little jihadists,” are reportedly featured in a video released by the Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP), an al-Qaeda-linked group largely made up of ethnic Uyghurs that is operating in Syria.
by Edwin Mora25 Sep 2015, 3:53 PM PST0

Authorities in Beverly Hills arrested Saudi prince Majed Abdulaziz Al-Saud on Wednesday after he allegedly tried to force a house worker to perform sex acts on him.
by Mary Chastain25 Sep 2015, 8:38 AM PST0

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, for years one of the most vocal voices against supporting Syrian head of state Bashar al-Assad, said on the record that “a transition process” in Syria involving Assad “is possible.” He is now walking back the statement, asserting that Assad must be overthrown.
by Frances Martel25 Sep 2015, 7:41 AM PST0

Contents: Suspicions grow that PKK doing Russia’s bidding in bombing Turkey’s pipelines; Report: Repeated failures in Afghanistan reconstruction projects; Japan’s economy returns to deflation
by John J. Xenakis25 Sep 2015, 6:14 AM PST0

An official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, claims Iran was somewhat surprised that Russia has decided to flood Syria with military reinforcements, and the government is concerned about the nation’s expansion.
by Mary Chastain24 Sep 2015, 9:56 PM PST0

Dozens of people were killed outside of Sanaa, Yemen, on Thursday when an Islamic State terrorist snuck into a Shiite mosque dressed in ultra-conservative Islamic women’s garb and carried out a suicide bombing.
by Jordan Schachtel24 Sep 2015, 6:05 PM PST0

The plight of Syria, a country now in midst of a bloody civil war, has given way to a refugee crisis which has resulted in several fortunate Syrian families landing in Oakland, California.
by Adelle Nazarian24 Sep 2015, 3:12 PM PST0

Thursday on CNN’s “Wolf,” when asked about Pope Francis’s comments on the moral obligation to help refugees from Syria, Rep. Peter King (R-NY) said, “I don’t want children at a parade or a sporting event being blown apart by terrorists we
by Pam Key24 Sep 2015, 2:52 PM PST0