Showing posts for "Yemen"
Greek Orthodox priests attend the Christmas procession inside the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem (Ammar Awad/Courtesy Reuters).
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
I am looking forward to reading Gregory Johnsen’s book, The Last Refuge: Yemen, Al-Qaeda, and America’s War in Arabia over the break. Read more »
A vendor sits at the doorway of his shop in Hebron (Ammar Awad/Courtesy Reuters).
Helen Lackner on Open Democracy, discusses the possibility of southern separatists in Yemen disrupting the country’s unity.
Nada Moselhy describes the experience of many of the Syrian refugees now living in Egypt. Read more »
Protesters climb a fence at the U.S. embassy in Sanaa (Mohamed Al-Sayaghi/Courtesy Reuters).
Nafeesa Syeed provides a closer look at the ongoing protests at the U.S. embassy in Sana’a, Yemen.
Evan Hill offers an interesting analysis of the anti-American demonstrations sweeping the Arab world. Read more »
Bahraini woman protester reads Quran after evening prayers at Pearl Square in Bahraini capital of Manama (Hamad I Mohammed/Courtesy Reuters)
Lebanese Shi'ite sheikh Hassan al-Zayyat marks punctuation on Koranic verses that he hand copied ( Ali Hashisho/Courtesy Reuters)
Blogger NoonArabia for Bikya Masr says the United States must reevaluate its counterterrorism policy in Yemen.
Sandmonkey looks at a few major presidential candidates on the eve of registration for the race in Egypt. Read more »
Man reads Koran beside shelf stacked with them at Masjid Al Kabir, also known as Grand Mosque, during Ramadan in old city of Sanaa (Jumana El-Heloueh/Courtesy Reuters)
Ahmed Nagi says Egypt’s new government lacks a vision for resolving the Palestinian question.
Sami Moubayed takes a look at Yemen’s new president. Read more »
Anti-government protesters shout slogans during a rally to demand the ouster of Yemen's President Saleh in Sanaa (Khaled Abdullah Ali Al Mahdi/Courtesy Reuters)
Man reads Koran beside shelf stacked with them at Masjid Al Kabir, also known as Grand Mosque, during Ramadan in old city of Sanaa (Jumana El-Heloueh/Courtesy Reuters)
Tribesmen loyal to Yemeni opposition tribal chief Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar guard outside al-Ahmar's headquarters in Sanaa (Suhaib Salem/Courtesy Reuters)
A woman weaves a carpet at a factory in Mashad, east of Tehran (Caren Firouz/Courtesy Reuters)
From the Potomac to the Euphrates examines how debates about Mideast policy in Washington connect to the region, with a special focus on Egypt and Turkey.
As Iran loses ground in Syria, Lebanon, and the Gaza Strip, expect Tehran to try to shore up its ability…
Thanassis Cambanis claims that Lebanon’s Hizballah and the clerical regime in Iran are now fully vested factions in Syria’s civil…
This article was originally published on The Atlantic on Monday, May 12, 2013. Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil announced a cabinet…
The Turkish government’s tepid response to the car bombings in Reyhanli last Friday should help bring to a merciful end…
Steven A. Cook probes the arguments against a No-Fly Zone over Syria. Gary Schmitt says it is doubtful that the…
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