The United States must cement a core group of allies in the Middle East as the basis for stability in a long-unstable region

Despite pleas for a ceasefire in Gaza, a ceasefire will only prolong the conflict for Israelis and Palestinians

A review of Uri Kaufman’s “Eighteen Days in October: The Yom Kippur War and How It Created the Modern Middle East” 

Perhaps Meir, who supposedly believed Russia never changes, would also note that Russia never learns.

How Coptic Christians are (or aren’t) counted is a politically charged question in Egypt.

It is awful enough news that Egypt’s Christians are suffering the effects of years of restrictions on building churches. Yet it is even worse news that they may, yet again, have also become the target of Islamic terrorists.

The connection between al Qaeda and Iran was hardly recognized until the discovery of documents in Bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan

Distinguishing between intentional persecution and national malfeasance is difficult for Egyptian Copts.

Joseph and Mary’s expectations were rooted in submission to God’s plan: that was their basis for hope. We, too, can have hope in God, trusting that he will care for us and lead our families.