The Associated PressDec 25, 2018
Warplanes over Lebanon shoot missiles at targets near the Syrian capital. Observers say Israeli airstrikes aimed to destroy arms depots. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentOct 14, 2018
Coverage of what happened to Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul has differed enormously from country to country. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
SUSANNAH GEORGE / The Associated PressAug 31, 2018
The move comes as President Trump and his Middle East point men, Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt, prepare for the rollout of a much-vaunted but as yet unclear peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Juan Cole / Informed CommentJun 17, 2018
The new alliance against Iran has had no successes at all. If anything, in the last year Iran's hand has been strengthened in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
ZEINA KARAM / The Associated PressMay 21, 2018
With the capture from Islamic State militants of an enclave in southern Damascus, the city and its suburbs are now in the hands of Syrian President Bashar Assad for the first time since 2011. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
JOSH LEDERMAN / The Associated PressMay 11, 2018
Interviews with multiple U.S. officials and advisers make it clear that America's closest allies had no chance of persuading the president to accept even a toughened-up version of the nuclear deal. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentMay 9, 2018
Given all the talk of Donald Trump pulling out of the Iran deal in part because of Tehran’s supposed regional dominance, Lebanese election results will probably be entangled with this policy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
PHILIP ISSA / The Associated PressMay 7, 2018
A grass-roots movement of activists, journalists and other political newcomers say their one-seat victory in Lebanon's 128-seat national assembly is cause for celebration. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
JOSH LEDERMAN and JEFF HORWITZ / The Associated PressApr 24, 2018
A digital copy of the magazine, produced by American Media Inc., was shared with Saudi officials in Washington almost three weeks before its publication. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
BASSEM MROUE and SARAH EL DEEB / The Associated PressApr 15, 2018
The leaders of Russia, Iran and the Hezbollah group in Lebanon say the Western attack has damaged prospects for a political settlement to the country's seven-year conflict. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Medea Benjamin / TruthdigMar 19, 2018
Far from a major reformer, Prince Mohammad bin Salman is a brutal bully who tolerates no internal dissent in the Saudi kingdom and commits war crimes abroad. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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