Book of Week: Under Fire: The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi

By Fred Burton Fred Burton is a former counterterrorism agent for the US State Department's Diplomatic Security Service and the current chief security officer for Stratfor, a global intelligence and advisory firm. He has also served…
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Riyadh can secure peace for itself by stopping hostilities against Yemen: Houthi

The leader of Yemen's popular resistance Ansarullah movement says Saudi Arabia can only secure peace for itself by stopping its hostilities against Yemen and lifting a blockade that it has been exercising alongside its allies against the impoverished…
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US citizen found guilty of torture in Iraq

For only the second time ever an American has been convicted of torture in US court — for brutal treatment of an employee at a weapons factory in Iraqi Kurdistan, the Justice Department announced. Ross Roggio, 54, faces possible life in…
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Iran says it arrested spies working in institutions throughout country

Iran's Intelligence Ministry announced Tuesday that it had arrested Iranians working in "several organizations and institutions" through Iran who provided information on Iranians traveling to and from the country to an unidentified foreign…
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Iran appoints ambassador to Saudi Arabia following thaw in relations

Iran appointed diplomat and foreign ministry official Alireza Enayati as its new ambassador to Saudi Arabia. The appointment comes on the heels of the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two regional powers. Prior to his appointment,…
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Afghans who fled to the US hope that Congress will fix their status 

After Afghanistan fell to the Taliban almost two years ago in August, tens of thousands of Afghans made their way to the United States. They were allowed to stay under a program called “humanitarian parole.” But that status expires in a…