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Syria on edge as monitors prepare to give initial reportThe Arab League monitors will make their report on Syria today as critics worry the mission is not credible.
US democracy NGOs in Egypt still shutteredMaking life hard for NGOs, particularly foreign ones, has long been a sport in Egypt.
In Syria, peaceful protests – but also signs of growing violenceThe battle for Syria is getting messier. Today, large crowds turned out to call for the fall of Assad's regime. But a Damascus blast killed at least 25 – a sign of how complex the uprising may become.
Turkey jails former leader of its once-exalted militaryThe jailing of Turkey's former top military official, pending a trial on charges of terrorism and plotting to bring down the government, is only the latest of hundreds of arrests of those who pose a threat to the government's power.
Iraq bombings, political crisis raise concerns of renewed civil warBombings in Iraq targeted two Shiite neighborhoods of Baghdad today. The violence, coming amid a Sunni-Shiite political crisis, threatens to inflame the tensions that led to civil war in 2006-07.
Arab League's Syria mission faces mounting criticismLast week the criticism focused on the questionable credentials of the Arab League Syria mission's leader. This week it is about whether the mission is capable of doing its job.
Egypt's big battle: Muslim Brotherhood vs. the militaryEgypt's Muslim Brotherhood appears to have put up another strong showing in the last round of Egypt's parliamentary election – possibly enough for a parliamentary majority.
After Iran threatens US carrier, bluff will probably be calledCrude oil prices surged after Iran dialed the threat-o-meter up to 11 with a vow to attack a US aircraft carrier if it returns to the Strait of Hormuz. The US 5th Fleet is likely to take up the challenge.
Syria pipeline explodes as Arab League mission limps onThe government blamed a Syria pipeline explosion today on 'terrorists.' Meanwhile, concerns mount that the Arab League mission to Syria won't stop the fighting.
The Iraq war death toll? At least 162,000 and countingMost concerning in a new report's analysis of the Iraq war death toll is evidence of the high level of violence that's persisted since the civil war ended.
Middle East in 2012? Egypt and Iran and Syria and... oh, my.Last year was momentous, but the region may just be getting warmed up.
Iran test-fires new missile as Strait of Hormuz posturing continuesIran test-fired a new Qader missile today in the latest bout of martial posturing over the country's nuclear program and the security of the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial shipping lane for oil.
