Hariri ends ‘positive’ consultations to form govt

In November 2015, a cartoon in Al-Ahram, an Egyptian state-owned newspaper, depicted an Islamic State ogre with “Made in America” emblazoned on his back. It wasn’t unusual. A look at Middle Eastern news media shows that this idea is startlingly common. Even prominent officials in […]

US President-elect Donald Trump said that his administration would build “safe zones” to help civilians trapped in Syria’s conflict.

A suicide bomber blew up his car near a crowded outdoor market northeast of Baghdad on Tuesday morning, killing at least 11 people and injuring at least 32 more in the predominantly Shiite district. The incident occurred after a man drove a pick-up truck loaded […]