Economy | ANALYSIS
Households to take hit from tax hike
by Tomoko Otake
The consumption tax increase will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people’s financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the hike's impact.
Entertainment Sep 30, 2013
'Arab Idol' winner hailed at his debut in Europe
Mohammed Assaf, the winner of the “Arab Idol” talent competition held in Beirut in June, brought his thumping Palestinian beats out of the Middle East for the first time Sunday in his electrifying European debut. Assaf, 24, from the Gaza Strip, became a national ...
World Aug 27, 2013
Fatal West Bank clash may threaten peace talks
by William Booth
Palestinian leaders say peace negotiations are threatened after Israeli security forces fatally shot three Palestinian men during an early-morning clash in the Qalandia refugee camp.
Tech Aug 20, 2013
Unemployed Web developer hacks Zuckerberg's Facebook page
by Caitlin Dewey
An unemployed Palestinian developer named Khalil Shreateh tried several times to report a bug to Facebook’s security team. When no one got back to him, he took the (dubiously) logical next step: exploited the bug to leave a public comment on Facebook CEO Mark ...
Politics & Diplomacy Jul 31, 2013
Israeli-Palestinian aim: A peace deal in nine months
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators agree to meet again within two weeks to start substantive talks in hopes of reaching a long-elusive settlement within nine months.
World Jul 29, 2013
Mideast peace talks set to resume
The U.S. announces that the first substantive peace talks between Israelis and the Palestinians in years is set to begin in Washington, following a prisoner release.
Politics & Diplomacy Jul 21, 2013
Helen Thomas, 'hero of journalism' and scourge of U.S. presidents, dies at 92
by Patricia Sullivan
Helen Thomas, whose sharp questions from the front row of the White House press room challenged and annoyed nine presidents and who was effective in divulging information that federal officials tried to keep secret, has died.
Politics & Diplomacy Jul 20, 2013
Kerry brokers Mideast peace talks restart
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have laid the groundwork to resume peace talks frozen for three years and will meet in Washington within “the next week or so,” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday. After a day of dramatic diplomacy and a late ...
Global-related Jul 3, 2013
John Kerry's bid for Mideast peace
by Jeffrey Goldberg
The U.S. goal of getting Israel's prime minister and the Palestinian Authority president together for direct talks about the most divisive issues is noble but quite futile.
Entertainment Jun 24, 2013
Gaza singer wins 'Arab Idol' show, is named U.N., Palestinian envoy
Palestinian singer Mohammed Assaf on Saturday won a pan-Arab singing contest that has had millions of viewers glued to their TV screens since March, sparking celebrations in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. As Palestinians took to the streets to celebrate Assaf’s “Arab Idol” ...
Editorial Apr 3, 2013
Symbols, substance in the Mideast
Barack Obama succeeded in reaching out to Israelis and Palestinians during his recent trip, though some say his success grew out of low expectations.
World Mar 25, 2013
Obama's Middle East trip leaves behind hope, skepticism
Rescuing the decades-old idea that Israelis and Palestinians can live together in neighboring states emerges as the broad goal of U.S. President Barack Obama's Mideast trip.