All Middle East
Another day, another defector from Assad's SyriaThe Syrian ambassador to Iraq defected today, the second prominent Sunni to do so in two weeks. With their departures, Syria's Sunni vs. Alawite conflict hardens.
For region's Islamists, Morsi win in Egypt expands sense of the possibleEgypt's Muslim Brotherhood, which now controls both the presidency and much of parliament, has counterparts and allies across the region who are expecting President Morsi to bring change.
Morsi-military standoff: How big a blow to Egypt?While Egypt’s transition has been on uncertain legal footing from the beginning, the confrontation between President Morsi and the military and judiciary could upend Egypt's legal order.
Neither liberal nor Islamist: Who are Libya's frontrunners?Libya's National Forces Alliance has claimed the lead as election results roll in. The big-tent coalition appears headed for victory, but it's still unclear what its goals are.
Iran makes its nuclear case – with PowerPointThe complete set of PowerPoint slides that Iran used during a meeting with world powers are now public.
Libya's liberals claim they lead in historic electionOfficials from two other parties back up the claim, but the election commission refused to comment as Saturday's votes are still being counted.
Libya election: In Tripoli high hopes, turnout and expectationsTurnout was high in the first post-Qaddafi Libya election today, with voters eager to help start building a new regime.
Details emerge on Iran's priorities in nuclear talksIran says it is willing to lower uranium enrichment levels to end sanctions. But it also set out red lines in PowerPoint presentation at recent Moscow talks.
Clinton says Russia, China should 'pay price' over SyriaAt Paris meeting, US Secretary of State Clinton lambasted Russia, China for 'blockading' progress. The meeting came amid news that a top Syrian general has defected.
- Tunisian town's mourning of a suicide highlights softer side of Salafism
Salafism has a reputation for intolerance and violence. But one Tunisian town's response to a local suicide, considered a sin, shows a different side.
The Lebanese sheikh who's leading a sit-in against HezbollahSheikh Ahmad al-Assir has shot to fame by rallying to the cause of Syria's rebels and taking on the most powerful faction in Lebanon.
Syrian refugees flood Jordan, straining resourcesThe rate of Syrian refugee arrivals to Jordan has tripled this week as the civil war there deepens. That's a reminder that Syria's problems are spreading beyond its borders.
Fifty years after Algerian freedom, youths take fresh look at FranceYounger Algerians have a more pragmatic approach to France, Algeria's former colonial master. They view engagement with the West as a necessity, especially for creating jobs through investment.
Israel's 'Occupy' movement struggles to get its groove backIsrael's social protest movement is struggling against divided leadership, a stronger government, and the perception that last summer's protests accomplished little.
- Iran nuclear talks: limited progress as both sides send military 'messages'
Technical talks today in Istanbul ended with agreement to meet again. The talks came against a show of force by both Iran and the United States.
In Tunisia, leaders struggle to kick the problems that toppled Ben AliRioting broke out in Tunisia earlier this month after rumors that a local art exhibit insulted Islam. But most of the protesters were not ultra-religious – just young, poor, and angry.
The rules of love, as told by an Iranian clericCleric Hossein Dehnavi’s comparisons of lovemaking in marriage to jihad have ensured that religious bookshops sell out of their stock of the new DVD every afternoon.
In Israel, a push to learn ArabicThe current decline in the study of Arabic in Israeli schools could compromise coexistence efforts and the military's ability to gather intelligence. But one program is countering that trend.
Why Turkey is holding back, for now, after Syria downed its jetNATO and Turkey talked tough about Syria's shooting down of a Turkish military jet at an emergency summit in Brussels today. But they sought to calm fears of a broader escalation.
Syria's chemical weapons: How secure are they?Syria has been amassing chemical weapons since the 1980s and is believed to have a larger stockpile than any other country that has faced ethnic civil war.
