Daniel Tovrov

A history of the Russia-Syria military relationship, starting with the 1973 Arab-Israeli War.

May 30, 2012

Sudan withdrew its troops from Abyei, the disputed, oil-rich region on the border with South Sudan, handing it over United Nations peacekeepers on Tuesday.

May 30, 2012

A boatload of Russian arms will arrive in Syria next weekend, a Western source told the Al Arabia television station on Tuesday.

May 29, 2012

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the P5+1 group on Tuesday for being too lenient on Iran.

May 29, 2012

French labor unions warned Francois Hollande's government of massive layoffs, which could test the new president's economic mettle.

May 29, 2012

All four presidential hopefuls were berated by the bereaved, who demanded that more be done to end the violence that has plagued the country for the past five years.

May 29, 2012

Rescue teams will construct makeshift shelters and tents for displaced people and those who are too afraid to return home. However, the region's emergency resources are reportedly low because of the last disaster.

May 29, 2012

Monday's incident raises a serious question: What will happen if Shafiq wins the run-off election?

May 29, 2012

It?s a showdown between the government and the private owners of Domodedovo Airport, with the former trying by many accounts to pry control of Russia's most lucrative airport away from the shadowy company that runs it.

May 26, 2012

Mohammed Morsi did not attract the 50 percent majority of the votes needed to win the first round of Egypt's presidential election, so he will have to face Ahmed Shafiq in the second, and final, round on June 16-17.

May 25, 2012

U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon still believes Kofi Annan is the best hope of ending violence in Syria, although he admitted that at this time, we don't have any plan B.

May 25, 2012

African Union and Somali troops captured an al-Shabab stronghold outside of Mogadishu on Friday, claiming another key victory against the al Qaeda-backed rebel group.

May 25, 2012

One represents Egypt's future -- the other its past. Who are Mohammed Morsi and Ahmed Shafiq, Egypt's leading presidential candidates?

May 25, 2012

A violent brawl broke out during a session of the Ukrainian parliament on Thursday over a proposed bill that would make Russian an official language in the country's already Russian-speaking regions.

May 25, 2012

France's new president Francois Hollande made an unannounced first visit to Kabul on Friday, where he declared that it's time for a sovereign Afghanistan.

May 25, 2012

The Obama Administration is considered a secure way to send weapons to rebels fighting President Assad in Syria.

May 24, 2012

Do host cities make money?

May 24, 2012

Alleged Beltran Leyva drug cartel boss Sergio Villarreal was extradited from Mexico to the United States on Thursday, where he faces federal cocaine trafficking and money laundering charges.

May 24, 2012

Muslim Brotherhood members illegally, but smartly, appeared outside polling stations during Egypt's presidential vote on Thursday.

May 24, 2012

With few presidential candidates on their side, who will Egypt's eight million Coptic Christians vote for?

May 24, 2012

Somali and African Union forces successfully expelled al-Shabab militants from villages around the rebel stronghold of Afgoye, but caused thousands of refugees to flee.

May 23, 2012

Saudi Arabia has pledged $3.25 billion in aid to Yemen, which is trying to push back a powerful al Qaeda insurgency.

May 23, 2012

Millions of Egyptians lined up at polling stations on Wednesday to vote in the first presidential elections since the fall of Hosni Mubarak

May 23, 2012

Teachers and students in Spain staged a mass strike on Tuesday in protest of government budget cuts that could put 100,000 substitute teachers out of work.

May 22, 2012

This criminal act cannot be justified by any cause, United Nation's chief Ban Ki-moon stated on Monday. Its perpetrators must be held accountable.

May 22, 2012

The Italian government will call a state of emergency on Tuesday in the areas affected by Sunday's 5.9 magnitude earthquake.

May 21, 2012

NATO announced at its summit this weekend that its European missile defense shield is now active.

May 21, 2012

Yemen's president sacked at least one high ranking security chief on Monday afternoon following the deadly suicide bombing in Sanaa.

May 21, 2012

Mexican troops arrested the Los Zetas cartel commander who allegedly ordered the murder and decapitation of 49 people last week.

May 21, 2012