Awkward alliances in the fight against terror have complicated a proper response.
Tehran plays a critical role that unnerves its allies in the regime as much as its enemies.
Syria: The long road to finding peace after years of war.
A polio outbreak to the east of the country has reinforced the call for relief workers’ safety.
As the power shifts on the ground, the CIA is predicting it could be in eight to 10 weeks.
The government is reversing progress on human rights in Tunisia following last year’s Arab Spring revolution, Amnesty International has warned.
Egypt’s president has the ability to dominate domestic politics. Now he has to find a way to appease the US after the embassy attack.
The United States has vowed to avenge the consulate attack that killed its ambassador and would work alongside the Libyan government.
Barack Obama has underscored the bond between the US and Libya, but vowed to hunt down those behind the possibly premeditated killing of the US envoy.
Most of the torture victims interviewed were young men between 18 and 35, but they also included children, women and the elderly.
Victory for Mohamed Morsi in Egypt’s presidential race is a landmark in a dramatic post-revolutionary transition, writes Ian Black.
Mohamed Morsi won’t make drastic foreign policy changes – his biggest challenge lies at home, writes Ian Black.
The crisis in Syria has deepened after the US publicly accused Russia of giving attack helicopters to President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime.
Voters have gone to the polls to elect a president after the uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak’s rule. But doubts remain about Egypt’s future.
Just 30 kilometres from Damascus a village holds onto a fragile liberty, writes <b>Ian Black</b>.
Forces loyal to Syria’s President al-Assad have committed crimes against humanity during the revolt, including killing over 256 children, the UN says.
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With calls for his transfer to the International Criminal Court, Saif’s treatment will be an important test for Libya’s changing profile.
The belated finale for Muammar Gaddafi began on a marble slab in a car park and ended with a lonely burial in the desert.
Flanked by the flags of Tunisia and his Islamist party, Rachid Ghannouchi, known by followers as "the Sheikh", is avuncular and professorial.
European Union states are discussing imposing sanctions on Syria if the regime continues its violent suppression of pro-democracy protests.
East of the centre of Tripoli, crowds of Libyans are gathering to see first-hand evidence of the impact of the "colonialist crusader aggression".
Moammar Gadaffi was looking increasingly isolated after damaging defections by senior regime figures and key military commanders and units.
Jordan’s opposition Islamic Action Front attacked King Abdullah’s appointment of a new prime minister as “inappropriate”.
World’s eyes are on the man who holds the key to the political future of the Arab world’s largest country.
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/ 10 December 2010
Morocco’s royal family is using state institutions to "coerce and solicit bribes" in the country’s lucrative real estate sector according to a report
Western governments may be forced to reconsider sanctions after Suu Kyi’s release.
Israeli defence minister warns that go-ahead
for Jerusalem park could prejudice peace talks.
Two passenger boats sailing to Gaza, as part of the aid flotilla attacked by Israel on Monday, broke down at the same time.
Arabs and many others have been venting their fury over Israel’s violent interception of the Gaza freedom flotilla.
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/ 19 February 2010
The recent, outlandish assassination in Dubai may prove the most damaging yet in the Mossad’s history of high-profile, bungled operations.
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/ 11 December 2009
European Union foreign ministers agree to drop their call in a draft document for East Jerusalem to be the capital of a future Palestinian state.
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/ 16 October 2008
The emirate plans to build the world’s tallest building, which will incorporate traditional Islamic styles, reports Ian Black.