All Middle East
A West Bank crusade against pollutionThe West Bank used to be a 'pollution haven' because of a dearth of environmental regulation, but Israeli settlement officials are seeking to change that.
In eastern Turkey, a rare renaissance for Middle East 海角大神sEthnic cleansing and forced migration drove Assyrian 海角大神s out of eastern Turkey decades ago, but Prime Minister Erdogan's policies have drawn a number of them home.
Why Syria still isn't tipping Lebanon into civil warSyria's war has certainly heightened tensions in Lebanon, leading to sporadic sectarian violence, but there is a difference between spates of attacks and a full-scale war.
90-year-old Israeli peacemaker asks if Israel will exist in 90 yearsUri Avnery, a prominent early supporter of the two-state solution, is using his 90th birthday to prompt discussion about Israel's future. His 1982 handshake with Yasser Arafat infuriated Israelis.
Tunisians turn on their politicians as trash piles upTunisia's political parties have battled for months over the role of Islam in public life as public services have deteriorated. Now a solid majority of Tunisians view political parties unfavorably.
Saudi women take the wheel en masse 鈥� and dare leaders to catch upSaudi women will challenge the female driving ban by taking to the road tomorrow. They say conservative lawmakers are the only ones still opposed.
From Jerusalem to Ramallah: a short bus ride and time zone awayFor a few weeks, Israelis and Palestinians are on different time zones 鈥� a clear sign of how divided the two populations are despite no discernible borders.
In Libya, militias call the government's shotsThe head of a Libyan militia that kidnapped the country's prime minister earlier this month says the government is powerless to punish him.聽
Iranian hardliners sic media on top US nuclear negotiatorUS Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman has been slammed by hardliners for her comment that 'deception is part of the DNA,' despite the Iranian government's clear desire to ignore it.
Why rabbis are helping Palestinians defend their olive harvestRabbis for Human Rights has been caught in the crossfire as settlers attack Palestinians trying to harvest the crucial prized olive crop.
Nuclear talks secrecy allows Iran's hard-liners to argue US has upper handIranian hard-liners say US optimism after last week's nuclear talks is a sign Iran made too many concessions. The secrecy on talks has allowed such accusations to flourish.
Syria negotiation leads to Lebanese abductees freedomA complicated negotiation over the fate of Lebanese Shiites involving four countries secured their release after almost a year in captivity.
Bank of Israel appoints first female chief, boosting gender equalityIsrael ranks 46th聽in the world for representation of women among legislators, senior officials, and managers. But appointments like Flug's are slowly improving the situation.
Tying the knot with investors was the easy part, says Arabia Weddings founderBut now Samar Shawareb is struggling to convince small businesses to market their services on her wedding website.
FocusThe Middle East's Silicon Valley momentThe Middle East is becoming a hotbed of online entrepreneurs. E-commerce sales grew 70 percent in 2011, outpacing all other regions.- FocusTel Aviv start-ups grow upAs Israel's start-up ecosystem matures, technology companies are seeking to create a footprint there. Tel Aviv is ranked the No. 2 spot in the world for start-ups.聽
Weapons, fighters flow to Syria's next battlefront as offensive loomsThe Assad regime appears poised to attack the strategic rebel-held聽Qalamoun region, which separates regime strongholds of Damascus and Syria's coast. Rebel forces have swelled in preparation.- Humanity in the wake of a terrorist attack in IsraelHaaretz writer Ilene Prusher brings out glimmers of humanity in an interview with American Jewish writer David Harris-Gershon, whose wife was almost killed in a 2002 attack.
Dammed, dirty, drained by war: can Iraq's Tigris River be restored?Nature Iraq wants to restore the Tigris, which contributed to the birth of agriculture about 7,000 years ago, to its free-flowing, clean former self. The environmental group is swimming upstream.
Claims of progress as Iran nuclear talks wrap upTalks between Iran, the US, and other powers over Iran's nuclear program ended in Geneva today with no revelations about details, but a pledge to meet again in November.
