Saudi Arabia and the UAE are gobbling up Yemen
BRIGHTLY painted dhows bob on the waves of the Arabian Sea. Fishermen auction the morning’s catch of swordfish, tuna and manta rays....
The Economist
Feb 22, 2018
Winning the Post-ISIS Battle for Iraq in Sinjar
What’s new? The Islamic State (ISIS) is defeated in Iraq, and its genocidal campaign against the Yazidis in Sinjar has ended. But...
International Crisis Group 1
Feb 20, 2018
VOA Interview: UN Chief Antonio Guterres
Rebuilding Iraq Question: The conference is wrapping up, but while there have been some significant contributions for the Iraq...
Genocide Watch
Feb 20, 2018
Syria: Aid finally reaches Eastern Ghouta after death toll rises above 200 in four day assault
As the death toll from a four-day assault on Eastern Ghouta rose above 200 last week, the UN Security Council met behind closed doors on...
!a Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) Weekly 1
Feb 16, 2018
Integrating Syrian Refugees in Istanbul’s “District of Victimhood”
Sultangazi is an inner-city district of Istanbul located on the European side of the Bosphorus, home to more than a half-million Turkish...
International Crisis Group 1
Feb 15, 2018
Tackling the MENA Region’s Intersecting Conflicts
By Joost Hiltermann What's new? Since the 2011 Arab uprisings, conflicts of divergent origins across the Middle East have intersected...
International Crisis Group 1
Feb 13, 2018
Averting Disaster in Syria’s Idlib Province
What happened? The de-escalation zone in north-western Syria is on the brink of collapse. Boosted by Russian air support, Syrian regime...
International Crisis Group 1
Feb 9, 2018
Colosseum to be lit red for persecuted Christians
The Roman Colosseum will be illuminated by red lights later this month to draw attention to the persecution of Christians around the...
Hannah Brockhaus | Catholic News Agency
Feb 7, 2018
Syria’s New Normal
Mount Qasioun soars above the Damascus plain to a height of four thousand feet, a sheer escarpment that for millennia has borne witness...
The New York Review of Books
Feb 7, 2018
Israel, Hizbollah and Iran: Preventing Another War in Syria
What’s new? A new phase in Syria’s war augurs escalation with Israel. As the Assad regime gains the upper hand, Hizbollah probes the...
International Crisis Group 1
Feb 7, 2018
Stops attack on Afrin!!! Against the war for peace
After days of bombing, the Turkish military marched across the border and now tries to occupy Afrin with Jihadist mercenaries. Turkey...
Halis Yildirim
Feb 6, 2018
In Turkey, soaring support for Syrian offensive and rising anti-Americanism
By Erin Cunningham On a celebrity gossip show here, the hosts recently projected the Instagram profiles of Turkish actors and pop stars...
Washington Post
Feb 4, 2018
