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Erdogan seeks lifeline from Putin in Syria

Palestine

Jerusalem tensions rise without security coordination

Podcast

Episode #083: The Jasmine Revolution, Part I (feat. Emir Sfaxi)

Iran

Betraying Reformist backers, Rouhani paves way for Iran’s hard-liners to take office

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Editors' picks

Sex scandal shakes Israelis' trust of judicial system

Israel goes after Hamas in Sinai

Turkish-Kurdish conflict

Intel: Why Turkey is threatening Damascus after Manbij attack

Cairo museum displays Egypt’s ancient Coptic textiles

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Egypt

Cairo museum displays Egypt’s ancient Coptic textiles

PA pulls out of Rafah, Hamas settles in

Egypt

Sisi attempts to breathe new life into Egyptian security services

Egypt

Egypt’s internal debt rises on wider budget deficit

Gulf

Art and entertainment

How this royal portrait boosted Qatari national identity

Is Russia warming up to the Houthis?

Iraq

Bahraini opposition in Iraq stirs crisis between Baghdad and Manama

Gulf

Gulf states slowly warm to Damascus

Iran

Betraying Reformist backers, Rouhani paves way for Iran’s hard-liners to take office

Trump administration finds its Iran policy not working

Iran

Can Iranian sovereign crypto-rial loosen sanctions straitjacket?

Washington

Intel: How Trump used his missile defense rollout to take shots at Iran

Iraq

Erdogan's plans in Iraqi Kurdistan may backfire

Bahraini opposition in Iraq stirs crisis between Baghdad and Manama

Iraq

Kurdistan flag row threatens to reignite Kirkuk powder keg

Iraq

Anger among Iraqi Kurds as Syria adds Masrour Barzani to terror list

Israel

Sex scandal shakes Israelis' trust of judicial system

Why Israel’s culture minister defended Haifa’s Christians

Israel

Netanyahu’s bravado endangers Israel

Israel

Israel’s nationality law takes over election campaign

Jordan

Report slams Jordanian governments for gross failure

Pompeo heads to Mideast to stress 'US not going anywhere'

Lebanon

Will Lebanon’s support of UN compacts benefit Syrian refugees?

Jordan

Jordan’s civil society fights for more rights in Personal Status Law

Lebanon

3D maps in Beirut tell story of Nakba

What’s next for Lebanon’s yellow vests?

Lebanon

"We’re here, we exist": Sidon’s poets break new ground

Lebanon

Will Lebanon’s support of UN compacts benefit Syrian refugees?

North Africa

Tunisians cautiously optimistic as truth commission delivers final report

Ethnic/Religious Minorities

Activist’s murder in Tunisia attests to racism’s grip

Washington

House spending bill repudiates Morocco on Western Sahara

Washington

Intel: Why Bolton’s Africa comments must be freaking out Morocco

Palestine

Jerusalem tensions rise without security coordination

Palestine on right track to protect children

Palestine

Hamas-Fatah tension takes its toll on reconciliation

Palestine

Will Israel allow Palestinian elections in East Jerusalem?

Syria

Turkey, US discuss Syria buffer zone as Manbij attack kills American troops

Turkish-Kurdish conflict

Intel: Manbij attack may strengthen Turkey’s hand against Syrian Kurds

Washington

Intel: Attack on US troops throws Trump’s Syria plans into chaos

Syria

Syria issues coins to replace banknotes worth about a dime

Turkey

Privatization of Turkish military factory draws strong criticism

Turkey expels Dutch journalist, accuses her of terror links

Turkey

Streaming revives Turkey’s TV industry

Washington

Turkey, US discuss Syria buffer zone as Manbij attack kills American troops

Breaking News

2019-01-20T16:35:06

Lebanon uses Arab summit to call for return of Syria refugees

2019-01-20T12:25:00

Syria says air defence responds to Israeli raids

2019-01-20T12:05:07

Iranian women protest US arrest of state TV journalist

2019-01-20T10:25:02

Bomb blast in a bus kills 3 civilians in Syria's Afrin: monitor

2019-01-20T08:45:01

'Huge explosion' in Syria capital causes fatalities: monitor

2019-01-20T08:05:00

Netanyahu heads to Chad, expected to renew ties

2019-01-20T04:15:19

Saudi music festival spotlights pre-Islamic heritage

2019-01-20T04:05:11

In Jerusalem's Old City, conflict means buyer and seller beware

2019-01-19T21:05:27

Israel's Netanyahu blasts media, political foes over legal woes

2019-01-19T17:26:37

Syria opposition chief says peace efforts 'paralysed'

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US ELECTIONS

Washington

Midterms revamp Middle East policymaking in Congress

Washington

Democratic newcomers challenge pro-Israel status quo

Washington

Trump policies fire up evangelicals but divide Middle East Christians

CULTURE

Art and entertainment

Streaming revives Turkey’s TV industry

Art and entertainment

How this royal portrait boosted Qatari national identity

Cultural heritage

Can part of Palmyra's lost heritage be saved?

RUSSIA MIDEAST

Idlib heats up, may be key to Russian-Turkish deal in Syria

Is Russia warming up to the Houthis?

Russia in Syria

As US exits Syria, what will define Moscow's Mideast policy in 2019?

WASHINGTON

Lawmaker-turned-Saudi lobbyist raises eyebrows with campaign donations

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Pro-Palestinian lawmaker shakes up Israel status quo with seat on foreign affairs panel

Trump administration finds its Iran policy not working

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