An inside look at the horrific assault on the Syrian city of Homs by the Syrian regime was released on Thursday by Human Rights Watch (HRW), which cited testimony that Syrian forces are shelling populated neighborhoods. In addition, the HRW…
The United States expressed strong critiques of a Russian and Chinese double-veto on Saturday of a United Nations resolution aimed at ending the bloodshed in Syria. President Bashar al-Assad is accused of leading a brutal crackdown on dissidents in the…
The Arab League proposal on handling the ongoing bloodshed in Syria, which includes creating a transitional government, was still being negotiated by the United Nations Security Council as of Wednesday. A vote on a UN measure on Syria is expected…
Iran has conducted war games near a critical oil shipping lane. The United States has upped its rhetoric about “all options” being “on the table.” A nuclear scientist is assassinated in Iran. Sanctions talk against Iran is rising in Europe.…
Following a United Nations briefing on Tuesday regarding the situation in Syria, US Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice sharply condemned the ongoing brutality by the Syrian regime. Citing figures provided by the UN, Rice noted that hundreds have been…
One day after British Foreign Secretary William Hague condemned the announcement of expansion in Iran’s nuclear program, the matter was a topic of conversation on Tuesday between Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon and British Minister for the Middle East Alistair…