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  • Foreign Fighters and ISIS
    In Britain, Islamist extremist Anjem Choudary proves elusive

    “We believe there will be complete domination of the world by Islam,” says the 47-year-old, calmly sipping tea and looking none the worse for having been swept up in a police raid just days earlier. “That may sound like some kind of James Bond movie — you know, Dr. No and world domination and all that. But we believe it.” With such grandiose proclamations, it is tempting to dismiss Choudary as a cartoonish hate preacher straight out of central casting. Many do. But harder to ignore is his record of inspiring impressionable young men to carry out violence in the name of Islam — both in Britain and overseas.

  • Turkey and ISIS
    Turkey approves U.S. use of its bases to fight ISIS

    Turkey will let U.S. and coalition forces use its bases, including a key installation within 100 miles of the Syrian border, for operations against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militants, American defense officials said Sunday.

  • Morocco
    From palaces to engine-making: Morocco’s stability is attracting billions in foreign investments

    Morocco has escaped the worst of the unrest that swept parts of the Middle East and North Africa since 2011 from the violent ousting of autocratic governments to the rise of extremist groups such as ISIS. The country’s main Islamist party, which has led the government since winning its first parliamentary elections three years ago, has shied away from challenging the legitimacy of the royal family. King Mohammad VI, in return, devolved some powers to the government and released Islamist activists from jail.

  • US-Saudi
    Thales wins deal for Saudi air traffic technology

    Thales has been awarded a foreign military sales contract by the US Air Force (USAF) to provide the Saudi Arabia National Guard with navigation aids and air traffic control tower equipment.

  • Economy
    MENA region to witness 4.2 percent growth in 2015, World Bank Says

    Economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is projected to average 4.2 percent in 2015, up from 3.5 percent this year, the World Bank said in a report published on Wednesday, as representatives from across the globe gather in Washington for the IMF and World Bank’s annual meetings.

  • IMF Growth Forecasts
    Oil extends losses as IMF cuts global growth forecasts

    Oil prices fell further to multi-month lows in Asian trade Wednesday on demand concerns after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its the global economic growth forecasts, analysts said.

  • Yemen
    Yemen rebels reject new prime minister

    The rebels refusal will further delay the implementation of a ceasefire deal sponsored by the United Nations that called for the Houthis to withdraw from Sanaa once a new neutral prime minister was named. Houthi fighters stormed into Sanaa in an offensive on September 21 and proceeded to establish a strong military presence, mounting patrols and manning checkpoints.

  • Women Driving
    Obeidallah: Saudi Arabia is the only Muslim nation where women can’t drive

    The comments about Islam from comedian, social critic and cable talk show host Bill Maher continue to stir reactions across the TV dial and across the political spectrum. Maher has said that when Muslim nations suppress political rights and deny freedoms to women, homosexuals and minorities, they are fair game for harsh criticism.

  • U.S. Middle East Policy
    Opinion: Even if we defeat the Islamic State, we’ll still lose the bigger war

    In practice, however, whether putting boots on the ground or relying on missiles from above, subsequent U.S. efforts to promote stability have tended to produce just the opposite. Part of the problem is that American policymakers have repeatedly given in to the temptation to unleash a bit of near-term chaos, betting that longer-term order will emerge on the other end.

  • Afghanistan
    Will Afghanistan Become the ‘Forgotten War’ Again?

    And after nearly $800 billion, and more than 2,300 American lives, the war in Afghanistan will officially come to an end this year. But the mission is far from over. Whatever military ambitions that defined the war’s original name, “Operation Enduring Freedom,” have now been reduced to a far less ambitious—and more lasting—approach with the mission’s new name: “Operation Resolute Support.”