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Pompeo Meets Saudi King, Crown Prince on Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Saudi King Salman Monday, before going for a “working lunch” with his son and heir, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, at a restaurant in the Red Sea resort town of Jeddah. The visit took place at a time of strong tensions with …

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Hezbollah Alleged to Hold Key Role in Global Drug Trade

Israel’s former Ambassador to the United Nations Ron Prosor is calling on European authorities to “open their eyes” and take action against Hezbollah activity in their nations. Prosor now heads the Abba Eban Institute for International Diplomacy, which just released the findings of a study documenting the Lebanon-based group’s involvement …

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Islamic State’s Sinai province renews allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

The Islamic State’s Sinai Wilayah (or “province”) has released a short video in which a small cadre of jihadists renew their allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Their ringleader is identified as Abu Jafar al-Ansari, a masked man seen at the center of the screen shot above.

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