Russia on Friday began examining the black box of its warplane that was shot down over Turkey's border with Syria, again contesting Ankara's claim it had violated Turkish airspace. Read More »

Multi-million-dollar advertising money has long been suspected as an unspoken filter for Western news media coverage. Read More »

Cyberhawk, Yellowstone, Blackfin, Maximus, Cyclone, and Spartacus - these are not the names of characters from a children’s action movie. Read More »

A preliminary "understanding" to normalize relations between Ankara and Jerusalem has been reached by top-level officials. Read More »

At least three Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) supporters’ social media accounts are run from IP addresses linked to the British government’s Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Read More »

Judging by his prime-time speech last week, the final year of Barack Obama’s presidency will be marked by increased militarism abroad and authoritarianism at home. Read More »

The Syrian Armed Forces, assisted by Russian warplanes, have been on a roll in northern Latakia. Read More »

A Riyadh-based “Islamic military alliance” has been formed with a mission to fight terrorism. Read More »

Seven Kurds have been killed following clashes with Turkish security forces in the southeast of the country. Read More »

There is a sense of despair among all pragmatic political factions in the Palestinian Authority (PA). Read More »