Oman: The world's hostage negotiator
Yes, it's Oman to the rescue yet again. Today we're learning that the Omani government helped negotiate the release of three French aid workers held by al-Qaeda militants in Yemen. A Yemeni tribal...
View Article'Ridiculously photogenic Syrian soldier': A weapon of mass seduction
Sex sells -- but can it sell a bloody Middle Eastern revolution pitting disparate armed factions against an entrenched autocrat? Last year's successful overthrow of Libyan dictator Muammar al-Qaddafi...
View ArticleWhat Israel really thinks about the Syrian uprising
For four decades, the border that Israel shares with its most vocal foe -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime -- has also been its quietest. But now, that seems to be changing. A mortar shell...
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