Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday that Iran's nuclear program was the biggest threat to global security. "I would like to discuss the ways to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons capability,"...
Syrian intelligence has freed Akram al-Bunni, t he prominent leftist writer and former political prisoner o n Monday , his brother Anwar said on his Facebook page. Al Bunni was abducted as he left a wedding reception at a central Damascus hotel on...
It appeared to be a huge step forward for the scattered rebel groups fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad of Syria: the creation of a central body of top insurgent commanders who would coordinate military campaigns, direct foreign support and serve as a unifying force...
The complaining by Saudi officials over the past months seems to have paid off. The Obama administration is moving to patch up differences between the two countries. A little over a month before the one-day summit between the U.S. President and Saudi King Abdullah, there is optimism....
