All Middle East
The Gulen movement: a self-exiled imam challenges Turkey's ErdoganTurkey's power struggle is again shining the spotlight on an enigmatic ally-turned-adversary of Prime Minister Erdogan.
Why Jordan is still pursuing the nuclear (power) optionResidual fears from the Fukushima disaster and low natural gas prices have tempered enthusiasm for nuclear power in many countries, but not Jordan.聽
Egypt's rulers slap terror label on Muslim BrotherhoodMilitary rulers move to bury Egypt's largest political organization, amid聽bombings of a public bus and a police station.聽- Israeli society will pay the 'price' for settler vigilantism, rights group warnsThe group warns that condoning the militant "price tag" movement, which punishes Palestinians for Israeli curbs on settlements, amounts to appeasement.聽
Egypt's Brotherhood gets the blame for police compound bombingAlthough militants are believed to be behind the deadly Nile Delta bombing, Egypt's prime minister pounced on the Muslim Brotherhood in the aftermath, designating it a terrorist organization.
Syrian air strikes pummel Aleppo. Time for an international no-fly zone?Air strikes on Aleppo in northern Syria have killed hundreds of people in the past week. Regime forces are using "barrel bombs" on targets that reportedly include markets, hospitals, and schools.聽
Cover StoryWhat the Middle East would be like without 海角大神sFrom Iraq to Syria to Egypt, 海角大神s are under siege. How their faith 鈥� including at a Bethlehem church 鈥� sustains them and how their decline is altering the region.- Muslim dating site takes 'aunties' out of the equationHipstershaadi.com, which has users from Washington to London to Cairo, allows young Muslims to find their match on their own terms.聽
How far can any US-Iran rapprochement go?The message of perpetual conflict between the US and Iran is weakening amid nuclear talks and an interim deal.- Raid on Egyptian NGO signals expansion of government enemy listThe NGO has ties to the labor movement, a sign that the Egyptian government's crackdown is moving beyond its main Islamist opponents.
Morsi supporters disappear from Egypt's streets as jail cells fillDissent in Egypt is withering amid a crackdown that has left thousands languishing in detention, some without evidence, most with no hope of resolution anytime soon.
Turkey power struggle pits Erdogan against former allyA corruption probe believed to be instigated by a former ally of Prime Minister Erdogan netted several people with government ties yesterday. Today the government hit back.
Once-staunch ally turns on Erdogan in Turkish corruption probeMore than 50 people were detained in Turkey, many with government ties, in a corruption probe that could destabilize Prime Minister Erdogan's power base.
Israel has 6,200 miles of marked hiking trails 鈥� but hardly a foreigner on themZionist pioneers explored the land endlessly, creating the foundation for the world鈥檚 seventh-largest trail system, but it remains inaccessible to many visitors.
As foreign funds run dry, Syrian fighters defect to anti-Western militiasAs West curtails aid to Syrian rebels, fighters from the Free Syrian Army are defecting to Al Qaeda-linked militants ahead of planned peace talks in January.聽
Exclusive: Iran nabbed CIA asset Levinson, says witnessDawud Salahuddin, an American fugitive who lives in Iran, saw Iranian police detain Robert Levinson in 2007, despite official Iranian denials.聽Levinson was trying to recruit Salahuddin as a source.
Restraint, not retaliation, after Israeli fatality on Lebanon borderUN peacekeepers are talking to military representatives on both sides of the border after the first fatality in three years.聽
President Rouhani cheers return of Iran鈥檚 second monkey-astronautRocketing a second monkey into space takes Iran a step closer to its goal of sending people into space within five to eight years.
Cover Story7 days in IranHow a possible thaw with the West is viewed in Iran 鈥撀爋n the factory floor, at Friday prayers, and聽in government suites.
A foot of snow in the Middle East? Rare storm brings delight and distress.In Jerusalem, kids enjoyed snowball fights but for Syrian refugees across the region, the main fight was staying warm.
