Syria Analysis: Did Regime Kill Assad’s Brother-in-Law and Minister of Defense in July 2012 Bombing?
PHOTO: President Assad’s brother-in-law Assef Shawkat, killed with three other high-level...
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Author: Scott Lucas
Iraq Daily, Dec 21: Kurds Claim Capture of Sinjar from Islamic State
UPDATE 1800 GMT: Iraqi Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani (pictured) has marked the advance of...
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Iran Daily, Dec 21: Tehran Tries to Assert Its Influence in the Middle East
UPDATE 2200 GMT: Hosting Iranian Speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani on Sunday, President Assad has...
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Syria Daily, Dec 21: Did Russia Turn Down Assad’s Request for $3 Billion Line of Credit?
PHOTO: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov and Syria’s President Assad,...
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Syria Daily, Dec 20: Assad Appeals for More Iranian Help — But Can Tehran Deliver?
PHOTO: Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday LATEST:...
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Palestine Daily, Dec 20: Kerry — UN Vote on Statehood Has to Be Postponed Until After Israeli Elections
US Secretary of State John Kerry has put out an interesting explanation for a US veto of a UN...
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