Egypt sentences activist Sanaa Seif to 18 months in prison Seif, who had been in pretrial detention since June, was convicted Wednesday of spreading false news and misusing social media. Egypt
Ukraine rejects Iran's final report on downed passenger plane The Iranian government said last year's shooting down of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was the result of a human error. Iran
Iran operating new advanced centrifuges, nuclear watchdog finds According to an International Atomic Energy Agency report, Iran is now using IR-4 centrifuges to enrich uranium in violation of the nuclear accord. Iran
UN says Libya arms embargo 'totally ineffective' A United Nations panel of experts accused several member states, including Turkey and Russia, of fueling the Libyan conflict. Libya
Could Violence in Egypt Spin Out of Control? Bassem Sabry writes that he's never been more worried about Egypt since its revolution than he is right now. Egypt
New Book Argues Talk, Not Bombs, Best Way to Delay a Nuclear Iran In their new book, authors Geoffrey Kemp and John Allen Gay warn that attacking Iran might actually speed up the Iranian nuclear program and cause a "multigenerational catastrophe" if the object is regime change. Iran
Israeli Soldiers Enter Syrian Golan Heights After Israel was forced to rescue UN forces in the Golan Heights, the UN warned of instability in the Syrian Golan and the danger posed by Syrian rebels affiliated with al-Qaeda, reports Inna Lazareva. Israel
Does Turkey Have a Roadmap For Peace With the PKK? Orhan Kemal Cengiz is not sure that the Turkish government has a comprehensive peace plan, and says that if they do the PKK is certainly unaware of it. Turkey
Israeli Apology May Restore Turkey's Regional Influence Israel's recent apology to Turkey over the Mavi Marmara raid offers Turkey a chance to regain its lost political influence in the region, writes Semih Idiz. Turkey
Gaza Reporters Boycott Forum On Hamas' New Laws for Media Hamas has drafted a new media law that many local journalists claim restricts freedom of expression, Abeer Ayyoub reports. Palestine
Despite Boasts, Iraqi Security Fails to Stop al-Qaeda Attacks In light of the recent attack on the Iraqi Ministry of Justice, Mustafa al-Kadhimi argues that the country’s security services have not done enough to stop al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups. Iraq
In Israeli Foreign Policy, Everything Is Connected The apology and the reconciliation with Turkey, writes Akiva Eldar, teaches us that Israel cannot address only one threat and sweep the others under the rug. Palestine
It's Time to Dust Off Arab Peace Initiative According to Nassif Hitti, the Arab Peace Initiative is the most comprehensive initiative in addressing the Arab-Israeli conflict. Lebanon
Palestinian Land Owner Suffers Repeated Settler Attacks In an effort to push Abu Jamal's family from their land in the West Bank, the family has faced continual attacks from Israeli settlers for more than a decade, Linah Alsaafin writes. Palestine
Tunisian Jihadists Fighting in Syria Many of the foreign fighters in Syria hail from Tunisia, while Tunisia struggles to deal with its own internal problems, writes Nesrine Hamedi. Syria
Tripoli: A Powder Keg of Fundamentalism The northern Lebanese city of Tripoli has been severely affected by the conflict in neighboring Syria, with heightened sectarian tensions threatening an outbreak of civil war, writes Jean Aziz. Lebanon
