Syria

A plan to set up a Mediterranean Union, which received formal backing from the European Union on Friday, could be an example for Russia, a Russian senator said Friday.

A recent electronic mail leaked by Egypt unveils U.S. readiness to launch wide-scale military offensive against Syria if the Assad regime sticks to its policy towards Lebanon, Germany's DPA news agency reported.

Vladimir Putin’s Russia is growing more authoritarian at home and increasingly aggressive abroad. China’s global clout seems to expand by the day. And in the Middle East, a possible conflict with Iran looms on the horizon. For insights on this dangerous new world, FP turned to Zbigniew Brzezinski, former U.S. national security advisor, author, and all-around foreign-policy guru.

srael is rebuilding its war reserve stocks. That's the stockpile of munitions, spare parts and replacement equipment needed to support a month, or more, of intense combat. The exact composition of these stocks is a military secret.

After 9/11, the State Department allowed more and more Iranians to legally enter the United States through Diversity Visas, an immigration program that two government investigations have identified as a national security risk. Iran, among four other nations, is defined as a terror-sponsoring state by the State Department.