By Hassan Hassan (The Guardian)- Hamid Ghannam’s first day at an Islamic State (Isis) training camp was intense. Very early on the morning of 13 August, he picked up his packed clothes and walked quickly to the main street in his village to meet three of his cousins. As with many...

  As Salman bin Abdulaziz becomes the new king of Saudi Arabia, he is not expected to make any significant policy changes regarding falling oil prices, the economy and relations with other states in the Middle East, experts say.  "We actually predict King Salman to...

(Al Arabiya News)- Many have cheered for the sudden Israeli strike which on Sunday killed six Hezbollah members and a general in the Iranian revolutionary guards who, for some reason, were secretly present in Syria's Quneitra. The cheering expresses anger and indignation and many...

An Israeli helicopter attack killed five members of Hezbollah operating out of Syria over the weekend. Among the dead were senior Hezbollah figures and an Iranian general, raising tensions in Lebanon of a potential return to hostilities between the two neighboring countries....