The forgotten Palestinian prisoners The Palestinian prisoner cause is suffering from a lack of public interest, poor local media coverage and no political support. Palestine
Iran cleric warns of takeover attempt on Assembly of Experts Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati has alerted listeners to a planned takeover of the Assembly of Experts, the body that chooses and monitors the activities of the supreme leader. Iran
US official says measles next menace to Syrian children A month after the UN Security Council demanded urgent access to Syrians in need, USAID assistant administrator Nancy Lindborg has told Al-Monitor that the Syrian government continues to hamper aid delivery and to bombard civilians with barrel bombs. Syria
The Saudi-Turkey cold war for Sunni hegemony Saudi Arabia views Turkey's mix of democracy and Islam as a threat to its own regional role. Saudi Arabia