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With the upcoming Muslim holy month of Ramadan beginning March 22, U.S. Special Envoy to Yemen Tim Lenderking is in Saudi Arabia and Oman this week, aiming to extend the U.N.-mediated truce in the Yemen conflict. Yemen's internationally recognized government and the Houthi rebels agreed to a truce during Ramadan last year, but it expired…
With elections looming large, last month's earthquake bodes ill for Turkey's strongman.
Washington has temporarily eased sanctions on the authoritarian government of President Bashar al-Assad to allow humanitarian aid to flow freely after a disastrous earthquake struck Syria.
AMMAN: Persistent clashes in the West Bank between Palestinians and Israeli settlers have forced the international community to intervene. But talks in Jordan between senior Israeli and Palestinian security officials appear to have done little to ease tensions or halt hostilities. During a summit in Jordan’s resort town of Aqaba on Sunday, Israeli and the Palestinian officials
A healing of the historical rift between major U.S. ally Israel and Saudi Arabia, the largest Middle East economy, would represent a significant realignment of regional politics.