Why the US decision to withdraw troops from northern Syria is so dangerous.
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may well be the only member of the Saudi royal family possessed of the pluck required to reform the ultraconservative kingdom both socially and economically.
Relations between Sunni and Shia countries in the Middle East have deteriorated dramatically after Saudi Arabia executed a prominent Shia Muslim cleric on Saturday.
Next month, Tony Blair will step down from his role as peace envoy for the Middle East Quartet, at a time of conflict in Syria, Iraq, Libya, and Yemen and the prospects for peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians at an all-time low
The leader of Jabhat al-Nusrah, al-Qaeda’s official offshoot in Syria, has ordered his network of Islamic militants not to use Syria as a base from which to launch attacks on the West.