Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, who has been imprisoned in Iran for over a year, was allowed to share a home-cooked meal with his wife and mother on Christmas day. Rezaian's wife ...

Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas, the festival commemorating the birth of the Prophet Jesus. Christmas Day is observed around the world, and Christmas Eve is widely observed ...

The timing is insensitive and especially sad for his wife and sons, who must have been looking forward to celebrating Christmas with him for the first time in three years. We hope that Pastor ...