Middle East
Dark plots in the Middle East?
June 10, 2015A quiet meeting this past March in Saudi Arabia, and a recent anonymous leak from the Israeli military, set the stage for what may be a new and wider war in the Middle East.
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Vatican recognizes state of Palestine in new treaty
May 14, 2015The Vatican officially recognized the state of Palestine in a new treaty finalized Wednesday.
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Yemen war redraws Middle East fault lines
May 13, 2015Yemen, the small country tucked into the bottom of the Arabian Peninsula, is shattering old alliances and spurring new ones.
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Chicago’s Palestine Film Festival line up announced
April 15, 2015The world's longest running Palestinian film festival will be held from April 18-30 at the Gene Siskel Film Center.
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Dangerous game: Yemen and the Congress of Reaction
April 15, 2015The civil war in Yemen is a long-running conflict over access to political power and resources, not religion, or any attempt by Iran to spread its influence.
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