International |
Today marks the second anniversary of the start of the Egyptian
uprising that toppled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Then, as
today, protesters took to the…
Israel |
UPDATE: Israeli voters returned Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu’s Likud Party to power Tuesday, but not by the large
margins some poll-watchers…
International |
A Japanese tunnel collapse on Sunday killed nine and trapped
many motorists. A Midwest perspective on the Middle East—and other
challenges President…
Middle East |
Peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine took another hit
today as Israel approved the construction of 3,000 homes in Jewish
settlements in the West…
International |
Quite a picture (at right), as a Bahraini lawmaker burns an Israeli
flag
inside
Parliament. Member of Parliament Osama Al-Tamimi’s gesture was not
censured…
Middle East |
The diplomatic hosannas for Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi
following his brokering of the recent ceasefire between Hamas and
Israel were still being heard…
Middle East |
A cease-fire agreement between Israel and the Gaza Strip's Hamas
rulers took effect Wednesday night, bringing an end to eight days
of the fiercest fighting in…
International |
Israeli bombardment of Gaza continues, despite U.S.-U.K. efforts
to broker a ceasefire. More than 140 Palestinians have been
killed and
Middle East |
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Israel late
Tuesday to seek an end to the fighting between Hamas and Israel
that has killed more than 100…
Middle East |
A normal and strongly recommended civilian response to siren
warnings of incoming rocket fire would be to take cover, but the
exact opposite is happening in…
