Two Rockets Hit Beirut's Southern Suburbs Sunday morning, May 26, two rockets hit Beirut's predominantly Shiite southern suburbs, in what some see as the Syria conflict increasingly encroaching on Lebanon. Lebanon
Syrian War Overtakes Lebanese Valley Lebanon’s Wadi Khaled faces hardship and divisions as a result of the war in Syria. Lebanon
Iran’s Private Sector Weighs Its Options Iran’s business community considers the presidential candidates and the future of Iran’s economy. Iran
Syria's Struggle Is Now Lebanon's Struggle Lebanon's political stability and instability have always depended on external key powers; today, the effect of the Syrian crisis, is no different. Qatar
Is Rafsanjani’s Disqualification A Signal to US? The disqualification of former Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani as a candidate in this year’s election may be about more than Iranian domestic politics. Iran
Israeli, Palestinian Business Leaders Seek to Break Impasse A new peace initiative will be presented at the World Economic Forum in Jordan this weekend, May 24-26. Palestine
Tripoli a ReflectionOf Syria’s Sectarian War The fighting in Tripoli complicates Lebanon’s politics. Lebanon
The Seven Draft Laws Defining Egypt Right Now Egypt’s political debate heats up over draft legislation. Egypt
Turkey Puzzled by US Stance On Exxon-KRG Oil Deal Ankara questions US concerns over its arrangement with ExxonMobil for energy exploration in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Iraq
Iraq’s Future Uncertain Amid Political Turmoil As disputes persist among Iraq’s governmental branches, it is unlikely that a resolution will be reached anytime soon. Iraq
Israeli Finance Minister Lapid On Probation Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid seeks to please the right-wing electorate, in preparation for his long-term ambition: to become prime minister. Israel
Maliki Prioritizes Health Care Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki gives priority to the construction of 10 new hospitals as part of efforts to develop and improve the Iraqi health-care sector. Iraq
Syria’s Conflict May Already Be in Lebanon Following recent conflict in Lebanon’s Ein el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp, it is becoming ever more apparent that Syria’s conflict, as represented between Jabhat al-Nusra and Hezbollah, is already in Lebanon. Lebanon
Turkey’s Clash of Civilizations Turkey’s secular and democratic identity should not be compromised for religious orthodoxy. Turkey
Kerry Pursues 'Resumed Negotiations' Palestinian reconciliation must precede an Israeli-Palestinian settlement. Palestine
Iranian Puppet Show Lampoons Societal Woes "Red Hat" circumvents restrictions on freedom of speech to critique Iranian government policies that have led to serious economic problems. Iran
