Masculinity in the Middle East: New Report Reveals Surprising Results

Middle East: Rouhani Leaves the Door Open for Dialogue

Hasan Rouhani, whose first round victory in last Friday's election was seen as a win for pragmatists against conservatives, telling a news conference that Iran's "waiting for the new government to find stability and continuity in its policies,” adding that last week's election showed Iranians wanted more democracy and interaction with the world.

Middle-East: Can Israeli-Palestinian Talks Succeed under Trump?

Trump Foreign Trip: "The US Wants to Create a NATO-like Structure in the ME, United against Iran"

Middle East: Turkey Condemns US Support of the YPG

Can US President Donald Trump Bring Peace to the Middle East? – Inside Story

The US President is keen to secure Middle East peace, but doesn't say how he plans to do it. Previous administrations in Washington have tried in the past, but failed. The last talks between Israel and Palestine collapsed three years ago. So, is there reason to be hopeful this time? | Presenter: Darren Jordan

Theresa May on Brexit, Saudi Arabia and Refugees

Theresa May is in the Middle East on a trade mission.

She's due to arrive in Saudi Arabia later - and is being urged to raise concerns over human rights.

The Prime Minister has defended her dealings with the Kingdom and says she will bring up the issue of Yemen, where the Saudi military is engaged in a long-running campaign.

The Prime Minister been speaking to our Political Editor, Faisal Islam.

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It seems to me that Theresa May wants her cake and eat it. And chasing around the world, brown-nosing here and brown-nosing there is most unbecoming. She'd be far better off working with our European brothers and sisters than this. Our future should be in Europe, not the Middle East. – Mark

Turkey Parts 1 & 2 – The Migrants; The New Ottomans: Chainsmoke Series

Part 1 of a discussion about the future of Turkey. With a focus on Erdogan, the migrant crisis, population manipulations, and potential European destabilization. Part 2 of a discussion about the future of Turkey. With a focus on Erdogan, NATO, The Middle East, North Africa, and relations with Russia.

NB! Tillerson Praises Saudi Arabia’s Stabilizing Role in the Middle East

ARAB NEWS: JEDDAH: United State’s top diplomat acknowledged on Thursday the role of Saudi Arabia’s leadership in helping to stabilize the region, according to the Saudi Press Agency.

In a phone conversation with King Salman, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson hailed the leadership role played by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in achieving stability and peace in the region and the world, SPA reported. » | Arab News, SPA | Friday, February 10, 2017

Iran's Velayati: Trump Administration ‘Must Leave This Region Completely’

Muslims Turning to Christ Across the Middle East

Boris Johnson: 'Saudi Arabia and Iran Puppeteering in Middle East'

Boris Johnson speaks at the Rome Mediterranean Dialogues 2016 Forum on 1 December. Sitting on a panel entitled Shared Security: Mediterranean’s Path to a New Order, the foreign secretary accuses Saudi Arabia and Iran of ‘puppeteering’. Johnson says many countries in the region lack ‘strong leaders’, ‘big characters’ to tell a ‘national story’
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‘On the Way to Armageddon’: ISIS Attacks Aim to Bring Religious War to Middle East

An 84-year-old priest was killed when his throat was slit in an attack at a church in northern France near Rouen. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack, which was carried out by two terrorists who were later killed by police. To talk about the deadly assault in Normandy, we cross to former US diplomat John Graham.

BBC Documentary: Leaving Islam and Converting to Christianity in the Middle East

'Iran and Russia Have Replaced America's Hegemony'

ARUTZ SHEVA: Ex-Lebanese general tells Iranian media that greater cooperation between Moscow and Tehran has eclipsed US worldwide.

Retired Lebanese General Walid al-Zaitouni told the semi-official Iranian Fars News Agency on Saturday that the growing Iranian and Russian alliance is creating a new "hegemony" in the Middle East, and has effectively ended American influence in the region.

The Lebanese military analyst opined to the Iranian paper that the growing military involvement of Moscow and Tehran in the internecine civil war in Syria, where the two are propping up the autocratic leader Bashar al-Assad, is challenging "US hegemony in the world." » | Arutz Sheva Staff | Saturday, November 28, 2015

Amid Russian Airstrikes, a Putin Craze Takes Hold in Mideast

A Syrian woman kisses a poster of Russian President Vladimir
Putin during a pro-Syrian government protest in March 2012
in font of the Russian Embassy in Damascus.

THE JAPAN TIMES: BEIRUT – Amid the ornate walls of Damascus’ famed Omayyad Mosque, preacher Maamoun Rahmeh stood before worshippers last week, declaring Russian President Vladimir Putin a “giant and beloved leader” who has “destroyed the myth of the self-aggrandizing America.”

Posters of Putin are popping up on cars and billboards elsewhere in parts of Syria and Iraq, praising the Russian military intervention in Syria as one that will redress the balance of power in the region.

The Russian leader is winning accolades from many in Iraq and Syria, who see Russian airstrikes in Syria as a turning point after more than a year of largely ineffectual efforts by the U.S.-led coalition to dislodge the Islamic State militants who have occupied significant parts of the two countries.

The reactions underscore that while the West may criticize Putin for supporting Syrian President Bashar Assad, there is some relief in the region at the emergence of a player with a coherent — if controversial — strategy. » | AP | Tuesday, October 13, 2015

@ATXright Obama's weakness & incompetence could get us all killed. http://t.co/gcVOSRa7FO #PutinKills #putinmania pic.twitter.com/9rtFnaRMYn

— Agent 54 (@Agent_54) October 9, 2015

Judge Jeanine: New World Order Emerging Thanks to Obama

Oct. 04, 2015 - 3:49 - Vladimir Putin taking advantage of lack of U.S. leadership in Mideast

Syrian Crisis: Assad Warns of Mid-East Destruction

BBC: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said a coalition between Syria, Russia, Iran and Iraq must succeed "or else the whole region will be destroyed".

Mr Assad also criticised the US-led coalition and its air strikes in Syria and Iraq as counter-productive, saying that terrorism had only spread.

Meanwhile, Russia has carried out more air strikes in Syria it says targeted so-called Islamic State (IS) positions.

Syrian activists say the raids appear to have focused on other rebel groups.

In an interview with Iranian state television, reported by the Syrian presidency Twitter feed, President Assad said Syria, Russia, Iran and Iraq were united in battling terrorism and would achieve "practical results", unlike the US-led coalition. (+ BBC videos) » | Sunday, October 4, 2015

US Being Booted as a Major Political Player in the Mideast?

Oct. 03, 2015 - 5:56 - Russian airstrikes in Syria leave the Obama administration scrambling. The 'Journal Editorial Report' panel reacts