All Middle East
Israeli youths help Syrians fight winter chillsSince 27 Syrian children died in a winter storm, Operation Human Warmth has collected blankets, coats, and sleeping bags from 650 communities in Israel.
Libya yanks salaries for militiamen in bid to gain controlLibya's young government has failed to bring militias to heel, partly because they remained on government payrolls. But what if that money stops?
Fleeing genocide, Darfurian searches for sympathy in IsraelMotassim Ali fled the Darfur genocide five years ago and crossed illegally into Israel, reasoning that Jews were likely to empathize with his plight.聽
Can a puppet be a terrorist? In Egypt, this is a serious question.A puppet in a commercial has been accused of espionage. Amid a crackdown on dissent, many Egyptians are too scared of being branded spies or terrorists to poke fun.
The Syria effect: Lebanese Sunnis begin to strap on bombsLebanon's moderate Sunni community is radicalizing, as shown by last week's suicide bombing in Beirut. Residents of the bomber's hometown expressed admiration for him to the Monitor.
Israel, no longer a haven, sends African migrants to prisonThe opening of an Israeli detention facility for African migrants has sparked alarm and led to a rare show of strength in Tel Aviv protests.
Israeli settlers prickle at John Kerry's peace 'solutions'Secretary Kerry's shuttle diplomacy appears to be gaining traction, but a media campaign by Israeli settlers paints his ideas as akin to using a porcupine as toilet paper.聽
FocusWhy President Bashar al-Assad's rule may endureThe Syrian opposition is fragmented, the regime's core appears coup-resistant, and the West fears President Bashar al-Assad less than the radical Islamist alternative.
Ariel Sharon: A timeline of a controversial lifeA look at the key milestones in the life of Ariel Sharon, from staunch support for Israeli settlements to the watershed Gaza pullout.
Why Ariel Sharon looms so large in IsraelThe headlines he's making reflect not a preoccupation with a dire medical outlook, but a national interest in the still-developing legacy of one of Israel's most controversial leaders.
Criss-crossing Jerusalem's parallel citiesIsraeli lawyer Daniel Siedemann has navigated the legal thickets around land control in Jerusalem for decades.聽
Saudi Arabia promises record $3 billion in military aid to LebanonSaudi Arabia is flexing its muscles in Lebanon, where the army is overshadowed by the powerful militant group Hezbollah, a key ally of Saudi rival Iran.
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
