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Rebel supporters protest Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen after truce endedSaudi-led airstrikes targeting聽Yemen's聽Shiite rebels resumed on Monday and fierce clashes were underway across the impoverished country after a five-day truce expired.
Returning jihadis: At luxurious rehab center, a Saudi cure for extremismBelieving that having a full life discourages extremism, Saudi psychologists, imams, and sociologists prepare former jihadists for their reintroduction to the outside world. The program claims to have a 88% success rate.聽
At once-zooming BMW garage in Libyan capital, a game of survival'Before the revolution, Libya was one of the best places to make money,' says an entrepreneur. Now he works 16-hour days to keep his garage afloat and cruises the streets of Tripoli to clear his head.聽
Islamic State releases audio message purportedly from leaderThe 35-minute audio message features a voice that sounds like Abu聽al-Baghdadi's. The speaker calls on all Muslims to fight on behalf of the group's self-styled caliphate.
Antiquities at risk: Islamic State surrounds ancient ruins of PalmyraThe central Syrian town holds strategic importance for the government in Damascus and is home to an important military airbase. The offensive began Monday and pits Islamic State against regime forces and local militia.聽
Cover StoryWhat's behind Saudi Arabia's new muscularityThe desert Kingdom takes an assertive new stance. What it means for the Middle East and the world.
Hezbollah, Syrian army make gains in battle near Lebanese borderHezbollah fighters and the army seized Talat Moussa, the highest peak in the border area, according to local media.
Iran nuclear deal: the real lessons from North KoreaNorth Korea developed a nuclear bomb despite the 1994 agreement.聽Some analysts say the Iran case differs so significantly there is a far greater chance of success.
Saudi air strikes in Yemen just before cease-fire startsSaudi-led air strikes on a rocket base in Sanaa on Monday killed 90 people and wounded 300, a local official said.
Saudi king, other Persian Gulf rulers to stay away from D.C. summitPresident Obama is scheduled to host Middle Eastern Arab leaders at Camp David later this week.- Iraq prison break: Was ISIS the organizer?At least 40 inmates escaped from a prison in Iraq Saturday. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the prison break in which dozens died.聽
Why judge gave Egypt's Hosni Mubarak three years in prisonIn a corruption trial,聽Egypt's deposed leader Hosni Mubarak and his two sons were sentenced to three years in prison and fined聽$16.3 million.
Saudis bomb Houthis in north Yemen, say 5-day truce could start May 12Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir proclaimed a five-day humanitarian truce to start on Tuesday at 11 p.m. Yemen time, and 'subject to renewal if it works out' -- if Houthi forces agree to the pause.
Why Egypt's conservative judiciary doesn't always do Sisi's biddingJailing Islamists and sentencing them to die, Egypt's judiciary often seems to be an arm of the authoritarian regime. But the giant bureaucracy acts in its own interest, sometimes at odds with Sisi's.
Is the Syrian government to blame for chlorine gas attacks?The US has accused the Assad regime of using chlorine against its own citizens, saying that no other party in the conflict has the means to deliver such weapons.
Libya crisis: 鈥榃e are fighting against men who once fought with us鈥�Since the fall of Qaddafi, Libya has splintered along tribal, territorial,聽and partisan聽lines. Libya Dawn is one of the main groups vying to rule a fragile but naturally wealthy state.
Saudi Arabia proposes humanitarian truce in YemenThe fight against Houthi rebels and a coalition arms embargo have also caused hunger and shortages of food and fuel, worsening Yemen's humanitarian crisis and prompting alarm around the world.
Kerry ready to discuss pause in Yemen war with SaudisThe US secretary of State blamed Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis for the continued violence, but he said he believed a break in the fighting could be arranged in the coming days.
Is Turkey ready to elect its first openly gay lawmaker?Bar谋艧 Sulu hopes to become the voice of the country's burgeoning LGBT-rights movement by winning a seat in parliament. Turkey goes to the polls on June 7.
FocusAbbas is old, Hamas divided: Who will lead Palestinians?A Hamas-affiliated party recently won elections at a university outside Ramallah, the seat of the Palestinian Authority. It's being taken as a sign of rising criticism of Palestinian leaders and institutions.
