Photo Essays
Born Under Fire: The Dawn of Israel, 1948
Sixty-five years ago this week, in the midst of a civil war and at the tail end of the decades-long British Mandate of Palestine, the state of Israel was born...
Protests in Jordan
In March 2011, pro- and antigovernment demonstrators clashed in Amman
Baptism in the Jordan River
Christian pilgrims journey to the place where John the Baptist is thought to have performed the rite on Jesus
Rare Winter Storm Dumps Snow and Rain on Middle East
The biggest January storm to hit the Mideast in 30 years has led to havoc, as many countries in the usually arid region were unprepared for torrential downpours...
LIFE at the First Super Bowl: Rare Photos
Sports fans are notoriously contrary, and it would be tough to find any two of them — even two supporters of the same team — who could agree on everything having...
Chaos and Killing in Syria: Photos of a Slow-Motion Civil War
Nearly two years ago, Arab Spring–inspired protests kicked off in the impoverished Syrian agricultural town of Dara‘a. The mini-uprising, defined by its peaceful...
The Pope Visits the Holy Land
Pope Benedict XVI is on a week long tour in the Middle East — his first to the region as pontiff — that includes Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian territories...
