All Middle East
- Bombing campaign against Hezbollah claims first casualty in LebanonHezbollah has been expecting Sunni retaliation for its support for the Syrian regime. A slew of roadside bomb attacks shows it has begun.
- FocusHas Egypt's experiment with Islamism failed?The Muslim Brotherhood's dominance may be over, but a 'harder' strain of political Islam could fill the void in Egypt.
- FocusEgypt: from Mubarak's ouster to Morsi'sA timeline of post-revolution Egypt
- A different worry in the Mideast: 'Have you seen my sheep?'I could understand the toothless Bedu lady's concern. Three lost sheep meant the ovine equivalent of up to $600 lost among the rocky crags of this central Lebanon wilderness.
- US envoy seeks to shore up influence in post-Morsi EgyptDeputy Secretary of State Bill Burns met with Egypt's interim President Adly Mansour in Cairo today. But Egypt's interim rulers seem more inclined to look to the Gulf, not the US, for support.
- Egypt, Jordan, Iraq seek to stem Syrian refugee floodSyria's raging civil war has seen neighbors flooded with refugees. Egypt has become the latest regional country to take steps to limit refugee access.
- In liberated Libya, women struggle to raise their handSome women see Libya's transition as a prime opportunity to improve their standing in society and gain political power, but societal norms still stand in the way.
- Egypt's new leaders take heat from all sides as they plow aheadEven supporters of ex-president Morsi's ouster say the military has too much power 鈥 and that leaders are repeating mistakes made after Mubarak's fall.
- Turks still protesting as international media moves onThe heart of Istanbul is still choked in clouds of tear gas from skirmishes between protesters and police.
- Qatar's youths: Why protest? We have it pretty greatYoung people in Qatar say their contentment is not just about Qatar's oil wealth, but investment in education and innovation that gives them opportunity.
- Egypt's coup shakes Brotherhood's Islamic partners in TurkeyTurkey's ruling party invested heavily in Egyptian President Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood.聽Now it stands alone in its vocal criticism of the coup.
- A rare idealist in Yemen's hinterlandsIn an area largely beyond the reach of the central government, Nasser Muhtam works to bring development and civil society.
- Beirut bombing targets Hezbollah and its Syrian missionThe Shiite militant group has been waiting for retaliation in Lebanon for its role fighting alongside the Syrian regime.
- With new PM, Egypt accelerates return to civilian ruleEgypt's interim president yesterday presented a plan for taking Egypt from military coup to the second president of its post-revolution era.
- A sign of peace rises on the edge of SyriaAn Israeli engineering student gathered 30 people from his Golan Heights kibbutz to construct a giant peace sign on the de-facto Israel-Syria border.
- Bullet casings, witnesses point to 'massacre' by Egyptian Army, policeAt least 51 people were killed today when security services opened fire on supporters of deposed President Morsi in the bloodiest incident since before he was ousted.
- Can Egypt's popular coup reset a faltering transition?With three killed by the Egyptian military in Cairo this morning, Egypt's transition 2.0 is off to a rocky start.
- In Israel, doctors quietly treat injured SyriansDoctors argue they have a humanitarian responsibility to treat those wounded in Syria's civil war, but the government is quick to say it will keep the scope of Israeli assistance limited.
- With Egypt's Morsi detained, a Muslim Brotherhood in turmoilOusted President Mohamed Morsi is now in military detention along with other senior leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the movement's rank and file fear what could come next.
- With Egypt's Morsi ousted and Islamists arrested, what next?Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi was removed from office by the military today. His opponents jubilant, his supporters furious, a new transition process has begun.