by Amir Taheri | Jun 9, 2017 | Opinion
In one of his first acts as President of the United States, Donald Trump lifted the restrictions imposed by his predecessor Barack Obama on the Pentagon’s ability to devise and implement strategies in Iraq and Syria as part of a re-invigorated war on terrorism. The...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 17, 2016 | Middle East
World and regional powers met in Vienna on Tuesday to solve the deadlock between the tenaciously divided Syrian factions and turn Syria’s shaky pause in fighting into a comprehensive cease-fire as a step toward ending the five-year war that left hundreds of...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 12, 2016 | Latest News, World
Jerusalem – Following Iran’s ballistic missile tests last week, came on Saturday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call for the world powers to take “immediate punitive steps” against Iran; noting that Iran from its side said that the tests do...
