All Middle East
Is Lebanon becoming Syria's Western front?With Syrian rebels sheltering in Lebanese border towns and Syrian Army troops planting land mines on both sides of the border, Lebanese fears of getting dragged into the conflict are rising.聽
Not just Romney: Many in Middle East are losing faith in a two-state solution, tooBut Palestinian reasons differ dramatically from US presidential nominee Mitt Romney's secretly videotaped comments.
FocusAnti-Muslim video: What Muslim teachings say about retribution for blasphemyProtests and riots broke out across the Middle East and Asia over the past week, rejecting an anti-Muslim video's portrayal of the prophet Muhammad. What does Islamic theory condone?
After film, push strengthens for blasphemy clause in Egypt's constitutionLast week,聽anger over an anti-Islam film fueled protests at the US embassy. This week, religious conservatives will seek to prohibit blasphemy in the Egyptian constitution.- Peacekeepers attacked in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, foreigners injuredIn an assault that appeared to take advantage of general anti-foreign sentiment in Egypt, Islamist militants on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula attacked a foreign mission assigned to observing the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty.
Protests sweep Islamic world, fueled by domestic politics, anti-US angerProtesters who attacked embassies and clashed with police in at least 17 Muslim countries outraged by more than an anti-Islam video.
In Cairo, angry yet small protestsAnti-American protests went forward in Cairo near the US embassy today but were small compared to the mass events at Tahrir Square聽since the uprising against Hosni Mubarak in 2011.
Is Israel's Barak breaking with Netanyahu over Iran?Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who until now was a steadfast ally of Netanyahu's push for military confrontation with Iran over its nuclear program, appears to be carving out a new position, though he is denying it.
Libya's rogue militias complicate manhunt for those behind consulate attackLibyan authorities have thrown their support behind US efforts to track down the perpetrators of the consulate attack, but well-armed militias, possibly backing Islamists, still lie beyond their control.
Yemen embassy breach lays bare anti-US sentiment, military weaknessToday's protests in Yemen were called for in response to the infamous anti-Islam film, but they come against the backdrop of continued political instability and rising anti-US sentiment.
IAEA steps up pressure on Iran with condemnation of its nuclear defianceRussia and China 鈥� reversing earlier stances 鈥撀� joined today in the IAEA's near-unanimous vote expressing 'serious concern' over Iran's nuclear program.
Post-embassy attack, Egyptian President Morsi's silence deafeningPresident Mohamed Morsi, who still faces enormous skepticism as Egypt's first Islamist president, squandered an opportunity to reassure the international community that Egypt is stable.
Consulate attack lifts lid off Libya's security problemsThe fledgling Libyan government has been struggling to get armed militias and violent religious hardliners under control for months, but has largely failed.- Libya attack graphically marks rise of fundamentalist MuslimsThe new wild card in Arab and Muslim politics may be the hardline Salafi Muslim groups that have emerged from the Arab Spring.
Blasphemy riots: less about theology, more about power playsAlthough riots in Egypt and Libya were said to be provoked by a blasphemous portrayal of the prophet Muhammad, Islam scholars say the teachings are ambiguous and co-opted for political ends.聽
Libyan officials condemn consulate attack, question securityPresident Obama and the Libyan president and deputy prime minister condemned the consulate attack, but one Libyan official said some blame lies with the US for inadequate security.
Killing of US envoy to Libya underscores threat of unchecked religious fanaticismUS Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens was killed when Islamists attacked the Benghazi consulate in reaction to a video produced in the US that insulted the prophet Muhammad.
Protesters scale US embassy walls in Cairo over prophet 'insult'Protesters reacted angrily to Egyptian media reports of a film produced in the US that mocks the prophet Muhammad.
Questions grow over Iran's influence in IraqAs Tariq al-Hashemi's death sentence heightens sectarian tensions in Iraq, Shiite Iran's role there is getting more attention, including a potential clerical succession struggle in Najaf.
Killing Yemen Al Qaeda's No. 2 is no death blow to the groupThe death of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula No. 2聽Said al-Shihri is only a setback for the group, which also recently lost its foothold in southern Yemen.
