All Middle East
The rules of love, as told by an Iranian clericCleric Hossein Dehnavi鈥檚 comparisons of lovemaking in marriage to jihad have ensured that religious bookshops sell out of their stock of the new DVD every afternoon.
In Israel, a push to learn ArabicThe current decline in the study of Arabic in Israeli schools could compromise coexistence efforts and the military's ability to gather intelligence. But one program is countering that trend.
Why Turkey is holding back, for now, after Syria downed its jetNATO and Turkey talked tough about Syria's shooting down of a Turkish military jet at an emergency summit in Brussels today. But they sought to calm fears of a broader escalation.
Syria's chemical weapons: How secure are they?Syria has been amassing chemical weapons since the 1980s and is believed to have a larger stockpile than any other country that has faced ethnic civil war.
Syrian Army defections probably not decisiveBy and large Bashar al-Assad's military is holding firm, in part because Alawites 鈥� who dominate the officer corps 鈥� believe they have little choice but to stick together or face annihilation.
Egypt's president-elect Morsi vows to unite a divided nationEgypt's president-elect Mohamed Morsi promised to unite a divided nation in a victory speech tonight. Not everyone is taking the Muslim Brotherhood leader at his word.
Muslim Brotherhood's Morsi becomes Egypt's first civilian presidentThe Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi was declared Egypt's first civilian president since the monarchy was overthrown in 1952. But he will share power with a military suspicious of his 84-year-old Islamist organization.- Timeline: Egypt's revolution
As showdown with military looms, Egypt liberals back Muslim BrotherhoodThe Egyptian military has offered the Muslim Brotherhood a choice: give us sweeping powers, or lose the presidency.
Russia warns that Iran nuclear talks too slow to forestall conflictRussian is uniquely placed to mediate between Iran and world powers, but analysts say Moscow's role is limited in part by a lack of compromise from Washington and Tehran.
FocusIs Egypt's revolution over?Tahrir Square is filling again today, but it no longer holds the symbolic power for Egyptians that it did in early 2011. Now it's more of a democracy ghetto.
Iran nuclear talks yield only one agreement: Let's meet againAbsent from the five marathon sessions in Moscow over Iran's nuclear program were any new incentives, from either side, to signal that compromise is imminent or even possible.
Tahrir Square fills again as protesters contest Egypt's military ruleThousands of protesters gathered in Tahrir Square Tuesday to criticize the Egyptian military's power grab in the shadow of Sunday's presidential elections.
Iran nuclear talks get nitty-gritty in MoscowOn the opening day of Iran nuclear talks in Moscow, Iranian officials said they would 'consider' halting uranium enrichment to 20 percent in exchange for sanctions relief.
Border violence heightens Israeli concerns about EgyptGunman infiltrated Israel's border with Egypt this morning and ambushed two vehicles of Israeli Defense Ministry contractors tasked with building a border fence.
Egypt's military rulers make 11th-hour power grabThe move, which came just as polls were closing in Egypt's first presidential election since Hosni Mubarak was ousted, overshadows the Muslim Brotherhood's claim of victory.- Nuclear talks resume: Iran looking for respect and reciprocityThe third round of nuclear talks begins tomorrow in Moscow between聽Iran and the P5+1 group of the US, Russia, China, Britain, France, and聽Germany.
- Egypt elections: Muslim Brotherhood in a fight for survivalThe Muslim Brotherhood has a lot to lose if the group's candidate聽fails to win Egypt's presidential elections runoff. Turnout appears聽light on the second day of voting.
Egyptians vote for president with political transition in turmoilEgyptians are casting their final votes today and tomorrow for president. The runoff election comes just days after a court ruling dissolved parliament, increasing the power of the military.- As Egyptian town votes, a glimpse of the revolution spurs longing for the pastIn a town that was once a Muslim Brotherhood stronghold, many Egyptians are voting for former Mubarak ally Ahmed Shafiq in today's presidential election because they say life has been harder since the revolution.
