Articles
Suicide Attacks Kill 24 People in Baghdad
(BAGHDAD) — Iraqi authorities say the casualty toll from a double-suicide bombing attack in and around a Shiite mosque in Baghdad has risen to 24 killed and 52...
Anger in Southern Egypt Over Islamist Governor
(LUXOR, Egypt) — Angry tourism workers and activists in Luxor threatened Monday to block a newly appointed Islamist governor from his office because of his links...
Official: Outed Libyan Dictator’s Son To Face Trial in August
(TRIPOLI, Libya) — A Libyan official says the trial of ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi's son, his spy chief and his last prime minister will take place in...
A Glimmer of Hope in Iran’s Nuclear Posture
The surprise landslide for moderate Hassan Rowhani to the Iranian presidency over the weekend offers no guarantee that the Islamic Republic will soften its...
A Glimmer of Hope in Iran’s Nuclear Posture, Even Before Rowhani’s Stunner
The surprise landslide for moderate Hassan Rowhani to the Iranian presidency over the weekend offers no guarantee that the Islamic Republic will soften its...
Photo Essays
Aleppo: Scenes from a City of Ruins
Italian photographer Alessio Romenzi has been chronicling the Syrian civil war for months. The following pictures of his are from a few days in mid-April spent...
Inside the Secret Operation to Rescue Timbuktu’s Manuscripts
Beyond the reports of beatings, hand-choppings and other grim Shari’a punishments carried out in the ten months Islamists held the historic Malian city of...
