All Middle East
- Under threat of attack, Hezbollah turns Beirut neighborhood into fortress
After attacks in its Beirut stronghold, Hezbollah is trying to protect people with new measures – while also not disrupting their lives too much.
- Low turnout at Egypt's protests highlights Islamists' disarray
Although the brutality of the military's crackdown on them has prompted broader public support, Egypt's Islamists are still having trouble mobilizing.
- Jerusalem honors 90-year-old Ethiopian composer with first concert
Emahoy Tsegué-Mariam Guebrù, a nun living in Jerusalem's Old City, is one of Ethiopia's first classical pianists. Her musical genius was finally put on display at a recent concert.
- Tensions in Lebanon skyrocket as bombs explode at Sunni mosques
Today's car bombs in Tripoli targeted mosques led by pro-Syrian rebel clerics.
- Mubarak released: Egyptians wonder where the revolution went
For many Egyptians, his release from prison today symbolizes the reversal of changes wrought by the 2011 revolution.
- Do rockets in Israel indicate Al Qaeda presence in Lebanon?
That's one theory. The distance the rockets were able to travel indicated use of a long-range weapon that only a local Al Qaeda-linked group is believed to have.
- Released Palestinian prisoner: 'I have changed completely'
Khaled Asakreh, who was jailed for murder at age 18, talks about his new vision for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – without violence.
- Egyptian military crackdown unravels Muslim Brotherhood
Can the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood, which negotiated decades of repression, survive this summer's upheavals?
- With aid groups stretched thin, Syrian refugees provide their own relief
With the number of Syrian refugees in Jordan reaching 10 percent of the Kingdom's population, international and Jordanian NGOs can't meet all their needs.
- A 'Fiddler on the Roof' rabbi whose business smarts have attracted Google
Rabbi Issamar Ginzberg has built a reputation for giving solid business advice and guiding ultra-Orthodox in using the technology that many of them eschew.
- Has Egypt brought back Mubarak's police state?
With the declaration of a state of emergency, mass arrests, and detentions of journalists, many Egyptians say the country is rapidly returning to its pre-revolutionary state.
- With Cairo distracted, militants ambush police in Egypt's Sinai
Instability since Egypt's revolution has allowed militant groups to flourish. Today's attack was the worst in the Sinai since Hosni Mubarak's ouster in 2011.
- In Egyptian village, Christian shops marked ahead of church attack
The Saint Virgin Mary Church in Al Nazla is one of 47 churches and monasteries that have been burned, robbed, or attacked in a new wave of violence against Christians in Egypt.
- As peace talks pick up, Palestinians demand a return to villages fled long ago
Palestinians insist that a peace agreement include a 'right of return' to the villages they fled in 1948, but Israelis say there is no room for any of them in Israel.
- As Cairo reels, Egypt military's opponents vow daily protests
Violence swept through Egypt's capital today, killing at least 60 and overwhelming makeshift hospitals.
- Hezbollah leader warns Lebanon's violence will reach beyond Shiites
The day after the deadliest bombing since Lebanon's civil war, Hezbollah leader Nasrallah warned that violence has the potential to touch all Lebanese.
- Amid donkeys and farmers, a posh Palestinian country club
The pool and lush landscaping of this West Bank country club provide a haven for Palestinians seeking to escape for a few hours.
- Egypt's military faces the fallout of Cairo bloodshed
Egypt's image of civilian governance has evaporated after yesterday's clashes, but the military said its actions headed off an even greater disaster.
- Lebanon bomb blast could be deadliest since civil war
The blast, which was felt across Beirut, injured dozens and the death toll is expected to rise.
- Cairo erupts into violence as security crushes protest camp
At least 149 people were killed in Cairo when authorities broke up a pro-Muslim Brotherhood protest. The operation touched off attacks across the country.