Fifteen years after the killing of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri roiled Lebanese society, the international tribunal’s ruling has left wide open the question of who at high levels was responsibl…

With elections looming large, last month's earthquake bodes ill for Turkey's strongman. 

Israel and the UAE both see Iran as a mutual enemy, but their decision to normalize relations also helps them form a united front against Turkey’s growing regional influence.

With Washington absent and Berlin indifferent, it has fallen to Paris to deter and defuse the situation.