Commanders death pulls Hezbollah deeper into Syria quagmire on May 23, 2016When a United Nations tribunal began trying those accused of the 2005 assassination of Lebanon’s former prime minister, a prosecutor struggled to paint a portrait of the main suspect. “He has never been issued a passport or a driver’s license. He is not the registered owner of any property in Lebanon. The authorities have no […]
Saudi Arabia and Iran are playing a winner-take-all game on January 10, 2016 Saudi Arabia’s execution on Jan. 2 of an outspoken Shi’ite cleric who called for the overthrow of the Saudi royal family triggered international condemnation and set off protests throughout the Middle East. Demonstrators stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran and set the building on fire. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ratcheted up the […]