Avi Asher-Schapiro
Iran Rounds Up 100 Suspects Accused of Torching Saudi Embassy and Consulate
Angry mobs ransacked and set fire to the Saudi embassy in Tehran and and a consulate in the city of Mashhad after the execution of a prominent Shiite cleric.
Islamic State vs. Revolutionary Punishment: Terror Groups Vie to Claim Egypt Bombing
After a bomb blast ripped apart an apartment building in Giza outside of Cairo, the government was quick to blame the Muslim Brotherhood, but both the Islamic State and a militant group called Revolutionary Punishment claimed responsibility.
Pentagon Official Defends Wasteful $800 Million Effort to Build Business in Afghanistan
The US Department of Defense's Task Force for Business and Stability Operations has been an unending source of scandal after audits found that it spent $43 million on a gas station and $150 million on private villas and associated security.
How an American Family Ended Up Starving in the Besieged Syrian Town of Madaya
At least five US citizens, including three American-born children, are struggling to survive a Hezbollah-imposed siege that has left Madaya sorely lacking in food and medicine — and with no means of escape.
Libya's Peace Process Moves Forward — But So Does the Islamic State
Libya named a new national unity government on Tuesday — a small but important step toward ending the nation's bloody, multi-party civil war. Looming over the ordeal is the specter of the Islamic State, which is expanding a mini-state in Sirte.
First Sanctions to Be Lifted After Inspectors Confirm Iran Kept Its Nuclear Promises
The International Atomic Energy Agency signaled to the world that Iran has earned relief from crippling economic sanctions by rolling back its nuclear capabilities.
The US Bet Half A Billion Dollars That Mining Would Save the Afghan Economy. It Didn't.
A new Inspector General report reveals that much of the money the US spent trying to build up the Afghan mining sector was squandered
UN Condemns Danish Plan to Seize Migrants' Cash and Valuables as an 'Affront to Human Dignity'
The Danish parliament is debating a measure that would empower police to seize any cash or valuables over $1,450 from migrants crossing into the country.
Libyan Oil, Gold, and Qaddafi: The Strange Email Sidney Blumenthal Sent Hillary Clinton In 2011
One of Clinton's closest advisors passed her an intelligence report prepared by an ex-CIA official that speculated about France's motivations for bombing Libya.
The US Spent Millions on Afghanistan Clinics — but Many Are Falling Apart and Hard to Find
Nearly $200 million in taxpayer money went to build health clinics in Afghanistan. Now a government watchdog on reconstruction says that many of the facilities are poorly maintained and that their GPS coordinates don't correspond with reality.
Hillary Clinton Ordered an Aide to Communicate on a Non-Secure Channel
When a secure fax line malfunctioned, the then-Secretary of State may have taken a shortcut that could have violated the law.
Celebratory Gunfire as Syria Allows UN to Bring Food Into the Starving Town of Madaya
The town is encircled by a blockade of Hezbollah fighters supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and no food has been allowed in for months. Citizens have died from starvation inside and others have been killed trying to flee.