The Week6d
How water shortage is triggering further conflicts in already-volatile West Asia
West Asia is home to nearly 6 per cent of the world's population but has access to less than 1 per cent of the world’s ...
Iraq’s foreign policy is based on dialogue, not choosing sides
Iraq’s foreign policy is based on dialogue and cooperation, not division. Promoting dialogue does not mean we are choosing ...
In Syria, the fighting is over, but a resource-rich region is left in limbo
Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.
Transcript: Trump sets his sights on Gaza property deal
This is an audio transcript of the Rachman Review podcast episode: ‘Trump sets his sights on Gaza property deal’ ...
The Latest: Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan offering incentives for federal workers to resign
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to push out federal employees by offering them financial incentives ...
Syria could allow Russia to keep its bases, new defense minister says
In an interview, Murhaf Abu Qasra, a onetime leader in Syria’s insurgency, discussed moves by authorities in Damascus to ...
Trump administration plans to slash all but a fraction of USAID jobs, officials say. Here’s how it unfolded.
The Trump administration presented the plan Thursday, according to sources. Meanwhile, Project 2025 architect Russell Vought ...
Long Island Press5d
Geraldo Rivera: The freedom, connectedness of travel by water
From the time I was a kid, recently emigrated from Brooklyn to West Babylon, I have loved being on the water. Whether Great ...
Despite Waivers, U.S. Funding Freeze Sows Doubt About Camp Holding ISIS Members
Upholding security at the camp in Syria is seen as critical to prevent a resurgence of the Islamic State, but contractors don ...
I fled cushy UK life to fight ISIS thugs in Syria – I’m haunted by smell of death & babies being used as human shields
IT WAS the image of British ISIS fighter Jihadi John wielding a knife and executing terrified hostages as they kneeled before him that changed Macer Gifford’s life forever. Watching the horror ...