All Middle East
- US, Iran at odds over sanctions relief: Was making it public a mistake?
Two months before a deadline for a deal on Iran’s nuclear program, the 'fact sheet' made public in Lausanne has left US and Iranian negotiators politically exposed.
- Migrant crisis: In divided Libya, few resources to stem the flow
A Libyan coast guard commander says he has fewer than 10 boats to patrol one 300-mile stretch of coastline favored by smugglers. Over 25,000 asylum seekers have sailed from Libya and Egypt so far this year.
- Israeli Arab party made election history. Now it hopes to make progress.
Symbolizing how the united party hopes to win Jewish supporters for its aims, a demonstration against home demolitions was held Tuesday in the heart of Tel Aviv.
- King Salman resets Saudi succession plan
The changes come as Saudi Arabia navigates the messy aftermath of the Arab spring and worries that its strategic partner Washington is disengaging from the region.
- Jerusalem home buyers find leftist ideals cost a bedroom or two
Homes in Jewish neighborhoods in East Jerusalem, built on land captured in the 1967 Israeli-Arab war, are far less expensive than in the western half of the city, drawing many buyers. But not all.
- Saudi Arabia arrests 93, stopping terror plot against US Embassy there
Authorities in the Middle Eastern kingdom say the group, taken into custody in the last several weeks, has ties to the Islamic State group.
- Could military action help solve Europe's Mediterranean refugee crisis?
Though striking the refugee-smugglers might briefly disrupt the flow of migrants from Libya to Italy, it doesn't address what's causing the crisis in the first place.
- Why Iran is standing by its weakened, and expensive, ally Syria
Iran already spends $35 billion a year to prop up the Assad regime, according to one estimate. Iranian officials say Syria is of supreme strategic importance.
- ISIS launches multiple attacks in western Iraq
In response to the Iraq Army offensive in Tikrit, ISIS launched assaults on a Jordan border crossing, as well as a water dam and military barracks in western Anbar province.
- Syria loses another strategic town to rebels
The northwestern Syrian town of Jisr al-Shughour was captured by Islamist militants, including the Nusra Front, on Saturday. It's the latest in a series of setbacks for Syrian government forces in the south and the north.
- Saudi policy in Yemen: Sign of an inferiority complex?
Saudi Arabia's assertiveness in Yemen is being interpreted as evidence of Saudi fears that arch-enemy Iran has the upper hand in proxy battles across the Middle East.
- Why Yemen's government-in-exile is pressing for Saudi military restraint
A close aide to Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi said the exiled leader, fearing the toll from Saudi airstrikes would erode support, wanted a 'swift political solution' in Yemen.
- Can Syria's Assad withstand latest battlefield setbacks?
A sudden uptick in coordination among Assad's regional rivals and signs of discord in his own ranks are raising anew the question of whether he will be forced to compromise to stay in power.
- Why Islamist President Morsi was sentenced to 20 years in prison
Ousted President Mohamed Morsi's jail term underscores the dramatic downfall of Morsi and Egypt's once-powerful Muslim Brotherhood.
- Russia lifts ban on air defense sale to Iran. A game changer?
Less than three months before a deadline for an international agreement on Iran's nuclear program, questions remain about how the S-300 missiles deal will affect strategic calculations in Russia, Iran, the US, and Israel.
- Former Saddam deputy killed near Tikrit, Iraqi officials say
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri was killed by Iraqi soldiers and allied Shiite militiamen in a government operation to the east of Saddam's hometown of Tikrit, the Salahuddin provincial governor, Raed al-Jabouri, told The Associated Press.
- FocusIn Israel’s army, more officers are now religious. What that means.
The percentage of officer cadets who are religious has grown 10-fold since the early 1990s. Among secular Israelis, that’s being met with a mix of respect, and concern.
- Iran media details spy case against US reporter. Sign of a trial soon?
Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian may not be released – regardless of the legal timeline – before a June 30 deadline is reached for a final nuclear deal, say analysts.
- Yemen Al Qaeda branch says top cleric killed in drone attack
If the drone strike is confirmed, it would be the first use of unmanned aircraft since Yemen sank further into turmoil last month.
- Iran's four-point peace plan for Yemen: Will Saudis buy in?
The Yemen conflict, though rooted in local rivalries, has become a proxy battlefield for regional powers Sunni-ruled Saudi and mainly Shiiite Iran.