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Peter Gelling

Peter Gelling is the Social Media Editor at GlobalPost. He was formerly GlobalPost's deputy editor for the Middle East and Africa. And before that he reported from Indonesia from 2004 to 2010 for GlobalPost, the International Herald Tribune and the New York Times.

By peter gelling

American journalist likely held by Syrian government

2013:05:03 10:05

James Foley, abducted at gunpoint in November in northern Syria, is likely in the custody of Syrian forces, GlobalPost has learned.

Syria: US journalist still missing

2013:01:23 17:28

More than two months after armed gunmen abducted James Foley in northern Syria, he remains missing.

US journalist missing in Syria

2013:01:02 08:57

American James Foley has been missing for six weeks in northwest Syria.

Libya: The top 4 things you're not hearing

2012:10:25 12:40

As Romney and Obama bicker about Libya, actual news there could affect the whole world.

Fighting Al Qaeda: Has Al Qaeda gained ground under Obama's watch?

2012:10:22 06:28

Obama killed bin Laden. But Romney says Al Qaeda is still a threat. He's right.

US-Israel relations: Is Obama alienating Israel, America's closest ally in the Middle East?

2012:10:22 06:27

Romney says he would be a better friend to Israel than Obama.

Iran nukes: Has Obama let Tehran get closer to possessing a bomb?

2012:10:22 06:27

On Iran's nuclear program, Romney's “red lines” differ from Obama's.

Damascus bombing is like an attack on the Situation Room

2012:07:18 11:06

Bomb blew up inside the building where Syria's "Crisis Unit" was meeting.