World
G-8 disappoints Syrian rebels, makes progress on corporate tax evasion
Leaders of the G-8 agree on a plan to clamp down on money launderers, illegal tax evaders and corporate tax avoiders, while pushing for immediate peace talks on Syria.
World Jun 6, 2013
Egypt convicts nonprofit workers, including 16 Americans
An Egyptian court on Tuesday sentenced 43 nonprofit workers, including the son of the U.S. secretary of transportation and 15 other Americans, to prison in a case against foreign-funded pro-democracy groups. The ruling and harsh sentence of up to five years deepen worries over ...
Global-related May 13, 2013
The changing map of Mideast political power
by Volker Perthes
The eruption of the Arab revolts in 2010-2011 put power relations among Middle East countries in a state of flux. Both winners and losers have emerged.
Global-related May 8, 2013
Ideological splits endanger Arab nation-state
by Nawaf Obaid
The "Arab Spring" generated a wave of hope for democratization of authoritarian regimes. The outcomes have called into question the viability of the Arab nation-state.
World Apr 7, 2013
Assad warns of Mideast 'domino effect'
In his sharpest warning yet about the potential fallout of his country’s civil war on neighboring states, Syrian President Bashar Assad warned the fall of his regime or the breakup of Syria would unleash a “domino effect” fueling Middle East instability for years to ...
Social Issues | Focus Apr 3, 2013
Egypt's fundamentalist rulers crush lives, hopes of women
by Tracy Mcveigh
The ambush came from the left, from a side street which led up the hill to Mokattam Mosque. A rush of hundreds of men running down on the march of antigovernment protesters, bringing a sudden clatter of rocks landing all around, the crack of ...
Global-related Mar 5, 2013
Mideast revolutions languish for Arab women
by Moha Ennaji
Though women across the Middle East participated actively in the Arab Spring protests that began in late 2010, they remain second-class citizens.