All Middle East
- Kuwait mourns after suicide bombing, while police begin questioning suspects
Thousands of people in Kuwait participated in a mass funeral procession Saturday for 27 people killed in a suicide bombing. Police have begun questioning suspects linked to the bombing that targeted a Shiite mosque on Friday.
- ISIS 'kills at least 146 civilians' in Kobane, activists say
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says "dozens" of the victims are children, women, and elderly people.
- How Egypt is slowly pushing back against female genital mutilation
Female genital mutilation, or FGM, remains a critical issue for millions of young girls around the world. But efforts against the practice are starting to show promise.
- Kobane again a source of anguish for Kurds as Islamic State strikes back
Grieving Kurds watch from across the border in Turkey as IS militants infiltrate a city that had been recaptured with support of US airstrikes. Just days earlier, Kurdish-led fighters had driven IS from its stronghold of Tel Abyad.
- Islamic State launches two major attacks in northern Syria
The IS offensive was two-pronged and left dozens of people dead or wounded.
- ISIS trying to retake Kobane in northern Syria
Islamic State is on the offensive against the city it was forced out of earlier this year, along with another Kurdish city.
- 'Torture videos' roil Lebanon. Why that's a cause for optimism.
The potential of newly released videos showing mistreatment in a Lebanese prison to inflame sectarian passions and destabilize the country has raised hopes the government will enact reforms.
- Why beach soccer is a 'big deal' in Azerbaijan
Despite never coming close to qualifying for a World Cup or European Championship, Azerbaijan will be a co-host of Euro 2020.
- Jihadists face detour at Turkey border, but 'highway' still in business
Since the Islamic State lost the Syrian border town of Tel Abyad, smugglers on the Turkish side ferrying foreign fighters to the 'caliphate' have lost market share to other routes.
- Syrian Kurds take town, base near Islamic State stronghold
The advance put the Kurdish guerrilla forces within about 30 miles of the Islamic State's stronghold of Raqqa.
- UN panel faults Israel, Hamas for possible war crimes in Gaza
Israel fought a bloody war last summer with Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that rules the Gaza Strip. The UN Human Rights Commission appointed a panel to investigate the conflict's conduct.
- Kurdish forces gain ground against ISIS in Syria
The Kurdish front in northern Syria has been one of the few sources of good news for the global campaign against Islamic State.
- A Syrian teen's tale of torture and death in an Islamic State town
A young Syrian woman was lucky to make it out alive after standing up to the Islamic State. Her friend wasn't so lucky.
- Cover StoryHow Israel defies drought
Israel ended its driest year on record with a water surplus. Lessons from a desert nation on how to get more out of the spigot.
- Tap dance: Water's effect on Arab-Israeli relations
With a surplus of water, Israel is in a better position to share supplies with Palestinians or Jordanians.
- What WikiLeaks reveals about Saudi diplomats
Diplomatic documents published by WikiLeaks Friday give a snapshot of the lavish spending habits of senior Saudi royals and the political intrigue percolating across the Middle East.
- Yemen crisis: UN-brokered peace talks end with no deal
Yemen's exiled government and Shiite rebels failed to agree on even a temporary cease-fire Friday as they wrapped up talks in Geneva, aimed at ending a conflict that has killed over 1,000 civilians and displaced more than a million since March.
- For Israel, Hamas represents the least of all evils in Gaza
Israeli officials are skeptical that ousting Hamas would usher in a less hostile government in Gaza under Mahmoud Abbas. That leaves Hamas, which seeks Israel's destruction, as a better alternative to other radical groups.
- IS claims responsibility for Yemen car bombs on the eve of Ramadan
At least two people were killed and 60 others wounded when four car bombs hit mosques in Sanaa, Wednesday night.
- For Saudis, assertive posture is answer to aggressive Iran, cautious US
Under King Salman, the Saudis have pursued a robust course of action in Yemen, cooperated with allies on Syria, and revealed they have even talked secretly to Israel about their common foe, Iran.