All Middle East
Mother, father, sister, brother: The roles of Syria's refugee womenThe UN's refugee agency estimates that one in four Syrian refugee households in neighboring countries are headed by women, breaking with tradition in a patriarchal society.聽
Hamas unveils bigger, better rocket arsenal against IsraelHamas rockets have become more accurate and powerful, reaching well into Israel's economic and population centers. But Israel's Iron Dome defense system has so far been able to deflect them.
Despite reservist call-up, Israel sees ground offensive as last resortIsrael launched airstrikes on militants' homes and called up 40,000 reservists amid a dramatic increase in rockets from Gaza, for which Hamas claimed responsibility.
Higher fuel prices test Sisi's patriotic pitch to struggling EgyptiansPump prices are up by 78 percent, sparking protests by taxi drivers, as Egypt tries to cut its subsidies bill. President Sisi says Egyptians should sacrifice for the good of the nation.聽
Ending d茅tente, Hamas takes responsibility for today's spike in rocket fireThe dramatic rise is likely to put significant pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to heed calls for an all-out offensive against the Islamist movement.
The ExplainerWhy a Palestinian youth's murder lit a fuse in JerusalemIsraeli police have detained six Jewish suspects in the killing of Muhammed Abu Khudeir after some of the worst street unrest in a decade erupted in East Jerusalem. 聽
How webcams in Syria's bombarded hospitals offer a lifeline for war victimsSyrian regime forces have allegedly targeted hospitals as a weapon of war, and doctors and nurses have fled the fighting. Telemedicine offers a way to guide treatment of patients in intensive care.聽
Murder of Palestinian teen ratchets up tension in JerusalemThe murder of a Palestinian teenager overnight - which his friends and neighbors are convinced was an act of revenge for the killing of three Israeli teens 鈥� sparked clashes in East Jerusalem.
Why Israel's army just demolished half of this houseThe building in the West Bank houses an extended Palestinian family in which one brother, a Hamas operative and former prisoner, is accused of the murder of an Israeli police officer.
How the Israeli teen abductions damaged Abbas in Palestinian eyesMahmoud Abbas condemned the abduction of three Israeli teens who were buried yesterday. But his nonviolent stance has won him little support from Israel and has angered Palestinians.
Parliament's (very) short session underscores tensions pulling at IraqAs Prime Minister Maliki grapples with a powerful Islamic State insurgency 鈥� as well as intensifying sectarian and ethnic divisions 鈥� many are worried he has become too polarizing a figure.
In bid to extend his grip, Turkish PM Erdogan to run for presidentIn power since 2003, Recep Tayyip Erdogan is now running for president, a less powerful post. If he wins, he's expected to retool the largely symbolic position.
In wake of teen deaths, Israel vows to crush HamasThe bodies of the three yeshiva students were recovered near Hebron. Israel's deputy defense minister called for the destruction of Hamas, which threatened retaliation in turn.
Citing terrorism, Egypt to step up surveillance of social mediaEgyptian authorities have invited foreign software companies to help the government track online speech amid a sweeping crackdown on dissent. A twin bombing Monday killed two police officers.聽
Israeli police forcibly end African migrant protestHuman rights groups focused on the plight of African asylum seekers in Israel say the country's Holot detention camp is designed to force them to return home.
In one Iraqi soldier's death, a portrait of an army in disarrayThe last moments of an Iraqi soldier fighting jihadis near Samarra show a military that drives straight into ambushes with insufficient ammunition and little backup.
Drab West Bank home could be first to fall as Israel revives demolition policyThe Israeli army gave notice it plans to destroy a building that houses an extended family in which one brother is accused of murder. The policy had fallen into disuse because it was not seen as an effective deterrent.
Suicide bombers bring Iraq conflict ever closer to LebanonThe Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) may be activating sleeper cells in Lebanon, which fears further spillover from wars in Iraq and Syria. Three bombers have struck over the last week.聽
As Iraq burns, tolerance and tensions in Kurdish KirkukOil-rich Kirkuk is under Kurdish control after Iraq's army abandoned their posts two weeks ago. The city's mixed ethnicity and geography may offer clues to Iraq's future reordering.
Israel reins in West Bank military offensive amid fears it could backfireSince the abduction of three Israeli teens, Israel has arrested about 350 Palestinians, conducted sweeps of 1,800 locales, and raided 64 Islamic charities with suspected links to Hamas. Concerns are growing about resulting Palestinian unrest.
