President Hassan Rouhani says Tehran will continue pursuing ‘peaceful’ nuclear research ‘forever’
Middle East
Geneva 2.1: Syria Peace Talks Resume With Little Optimism
Government delegates and opposition representatives return to Geneva for another round of what is likely to be a long, drawn-out and ineffectual process
Afghan Civilian Casualties on the Rise, Says U.N.
A new report by the U.N. details a bloody year for Afghan civilians
Iran’s Rouhani Blocks Missile Test, Fights Hard-Liners
As he seeks rapprochement with the West, Iran’s President is battling conservative hard-liners at home. Reports suggest he recently blocked a planned Iranian missile test
Iraqi Insurgents Blow Themselves Up During Bomb-Making Lesson
21 militants dead, say Iraqi authorities
UAE Plans To Use Drones To Deliver Government Mail
Unmanned aerial vehicles will deliver government-issued IDs, driving licenses
Iran To Address Nuclear Weapons Concerns
Questions about Iran’s nuclear detonator will be answered in the coming months, Tehran says
Egyptian Authorities Accuse Islamist Group of Forming ‘Military Wing’
The Egyptian government is blaming the Muslim Brotherhood for an increase in attacks across the country
Aid Workers Under Fire Again in Homs
Humanitarian aid workers struggled through gunfire to deliver aid and evacuate 611 starving civilians
Syrian Ceasefire Crumbles as Aid Workers Injured
The violence could derail delivery of aid to starved civilians
Obama Approval Rating Dives In Israel
Less than a year after President Obama left Israel to the sound of loud cheering after he assured Israelis in Hebrew that they “are not alone,” a new poll has found that 70% of Jewish Israelis do not trust Obama to safeguard their nation’s vital interests in negotiations with the Palestinians.
The survey, published Friday in the …
Ceasefire in Syrian City Raises Hopes of Progress
The Russians help deliver a humanitarian aid agreement in one Syrian city. Can they bring an end to the war?
Taliban Fighters Say They Captured a U.S. Military Dog
Coalition forces are investigating the claim