Middle East
2012: From Arab Spring to Early Winter
From Egypt to Syria to Russia, reactionary forces are on the rise.
Prostitute, Tourist in Dubai Charged With Consensual Sex, Illegal Use of Alcohol
And Americans complain about theocracy at home...
How Hollywood Sees Iran
The new films Argo and The Iran Job offer two very different portraits of the country and its people.
Iranian Officials to Take Part in Nuclear-Free Middle East Conference
Might have been a hard conference to have without them
Kuwaitis Tear-Gassed for Violating Rally Ban
Restrictions against the Islamist opposition to the leadership
Argo and the Foreign Policy Benefits of Remembering the Past
As the hit movie Argo shows, American presidents don't decide when the story begins.
Kuwait Warns of Harsher Measures Against Protesters
Showdown between government and Islamic opposition seeing to regain control
Protests in Kuwait over Activist's Arrest
Opposition leader allegedly charged with insulting emir
Jimmy Carter Tears Into Obama Over Middle East Policy
He says the president shirked his responsibility in the region
"Abortion Ship" Docked in Morocco Before Announcing Trip
Clever end-run around the authorities
State-Sponsored Hackers Attack Google Users
Somebody in the Middle East is feeling cranky
Paul Ryan: Middle East Looks Like Tehran Circa 1979 Thanks to Obama
And who was president back then?
Obama Maintains Bush Middle East Policy
In so many ways, the current president is an extension of the previous one
Johnson Wants the U.S. Out of the Middle East
But then, who would the locals protest against?
The Cairo Embassy's Self-Defeating Statement on "Religious Incitement"
The approach isn't just wrong-it won't work.
Intelligence From Israeli Security Meeting Leaked
Netanyahu cut the meeting short after hearing the news
Iran Opens Nuclear Site to First Foreign Visitor
President of Mongolia given tour of uranium enrichment plant
Syrian Government Drops Leaflets Over Damascus
Warning of "inevitable death" if the rebels do not surrender
France Cites Chemical Weapons as a Reason to Intervene in Syria
Hollande has reiterated his support for 'legitimate' intervention
France Pledges to Recognize a Provisional Government if the Syrian Rebels Choose to Establish One
Hollande is the first western leader to make such a declaration
Israel Threatens Lebanon
Netanyahu has said that he may order stikes if Hezbollah does not cease "provocations"
Mursi Appoints Christians
Two coptic christians have been appointed presidential assistants
Syrian Conflict Spills Into Lebanon
Deaths reported after fighting in northern Lebanon between divided muslim communities
