All Middle East
- Refugees return to site of Syrian battle, uncertain which side to fear more
Syrian refugees returning cautiously to Tel Abyad, a key border town captured by Kurds and their allies from Islamic State fighters, had varying fears: of jihadists, of Kurds, and of airstrikes.
- Iran nuclear deal: Will Tehran be able to protect its secrets?
A deal on Iran's nuclear program would open it to scrutiny like never before. Tehran fears its adversaries could exploit inspections, making them a sticking point in final negotiations.
- Iran matchmaking site: Why Tehran is getting into dating business
Iran launched its first official matchmaking website on Monday, expecting to increase the number of marriages by 100,000 in a year.
- Kurds celebrate fall of Syrian border town, another blow to Islamic State
Tel Abyad was a key transit point for Islamic State on the border with Turkey. It was the first Syrian port of call for foreign fighters joining up with the jihadist group.
- Egyptian court sentences Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood leaders to death
An Egyptian court sentenced deposed President Mohamed Morsi to death on Tuesday over a mass jail break during the country's 2011 uprising and issued sweeping punishments against the leadership of Egypt's oldest Islamic group.
- Syrian Druze massacre: Can jihadists salvage their image?
Jabhat al-Nusra, Al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, said its fighters had violated the jihadist group's directives when they killed 20 Druze villagers last week and would face a Sharia court.
- Syrian Kurds battle Islamic State for town at Turkish border
The attack, backed by US-led air strikes, has angered Turkey.
- ISIS supply line to Turkey close to being cut off
Syrian Kurdish fighting force, known as the YPG, said its fighters have encircled the ISIS-held town of Suluk. Kurdish forces were advancing toward Tal Abyad, a key ISIS stronghold.
- BDS: Is growth of anti-Israel boycott all good news for Palestinians?
As the boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement gathers steam – rattling Israelis – many Palestinian activists feel empowered. But others see it as counterproductive.
- Erdoğan is down, but no one in Turkey is counting him out
President Erdoğan resurfaced Thursday, four days after his ambitions to garner more power were set back in Turkish parliamentary elections. What the voters were saying.
- Al Qaeda's Nusra Front kills 20 Syrian Druze villagers
Al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria has killed at least 20 villagers belonging to the minority Druze sect after a confrontation in northwestern Idlib province.
- Suicide bomber attacks Egypt's Luxor temple
The governor of Luxor, Mohammed Sayed Badr, said no tourists were hurt in the bombing outside the famed Luxor site.
- After setback to Erdoğan, will Turkey's foreign policy change?
President Erdoğan's party is reeling in the wake of the loss of its parliamentary majority in elections Sunday. What that could mean for his ambitious and overtly Islamist foreign policy agenda.
- Another military base seized, another loss for Assad
Capture of the largest military base in the province continues to divide control of the country.
- EU preparing to label products exported from Israeli settlements
The European Union is moving forward with a set of guidelines for labeling products coming out of West Bank settlements as more grassroots attempts at sanctions and divestment are gaining momentum internationally.
- 49 dead after Syrian planes bomb village, activists say
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the air raid struck a public square in Janoudiyeh.
- Turkey election: Long on drama, short on clarity
While Kurds celebrated the success of the People's Democratic Party, elected to Parliament for the first time, President Erdoğan suffered a blow to his drive for more power.
- In Bayda, Libya's eastern capital, romance of revolution is fading
The scene of Libya's first Arab Spring-inspired demonstration is now one seat of a divided regime on the verge of financial collapse. Thousands fleeing fighting have poured in, and prices are soaring.
- Why boycott Israel campaign may be gaining traction
Momentum seems to be growing for a global boycott campaign on Israel. What's going on? Is it fair?
- How Saudi Arabia shot down Scud missile fired from Yemen
Two missiles launched from a Saudi Patriot missile battery shot down the Scud missile fired Saturday, probably by Iranian-backed Shiite rebels known as Houthis in Yemen.