Egypt’s Precarious New Reality One month after the June 30 demonstrations that led to the ouster of Mohammed Morsi, Egypt's civilian leaders are becoming increasingly marginal to the broader changes taking place in the country. Egypt
Saudis Divided Over Egypt Saudi fears of a democratic Egypt are deferred as long as Egypt is crippled by post-revolutionary turmoil. Saudi Arabia
Iraq Suffers Power Crisis As Temperatures Soar Frustration continues to mount in Iraq with the government unable to deliver sufficient electricity despite eight years of promises by officials. Iraq
UAE Needs More Transparency On Human Rights A string of recent human rights abuses has placed the UAE under international scrutiny. United Arab Emirates
Peace Talks in Need of Clarity Legal clarity will be crucial as the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks resume. Palestine
American Jewry Embraces Netanyahu's Decision on Peace Talks Senior leaders from the American Jewish community have sent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a letter congratulating his decision to hold negotiations with the Palestinians. Palestine
Is Audit of Koc Companies Erdogan’s Revenge for Gezi Park? Police-accompanied tax audit raids against three companies of Turkey's largest industrial group, Koc, is putting into deeds Erdogan’s threats against capital owners he holds responsible for the Gezi Park events. Turkey
Erdogan Threatens to Settle Score With The Times Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatens to “do what we can in the legal sphere” against the British daily The Times for publishing an advertisement denouncing his government. Turkey
Hypocrisy and Theatrics Over Palestinian Prisoner Release Seven ministers opposed the decision to release Palestinian prisoners without endangering the prime minister's majority, and without leaving the government about to jump-start negotiations. Israel
The Coming Rapprochement Between Iran and the Brotherhood As both Sunni and Shiite groups in the Middle East are targeted by the West and its allies, some predict a forthcoming Sunni-Shiite rapprochement. Egypt
Shiite Seminaries Divided On Fatwas for Syrian Jihad While Shiite clergy in Iran and Iraq mostly prefer to stay out of issuing fatwas, a minority is calling for jihad in Syria against salafist groups. Iraq
Hamas Goes on Offensive Against Egyptian Media After initially staying silent on Egypt, Hamas has decided to respond to media accusations against it by launching a campaign of its own. Palestine
Has Turkey Made U-Turn On Syria’s Kurds? The leader of the Democratic Union Party of Syria (PYD), Salih Muslim, says Turkey has given the green light for autonomy for the Kurds in Syria. Syria
Islamic Jihad, PFLP Slam Renewed Peace Talks The PFLP, Islamic Jihad and human rights activists have all strongly condemned Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' decision to resume negotiations with Israel. Palestine
Al-Qaeda's Syrian Recruits: The Case of 'Abu Majed' Amer Ghajar went from being a student at a prestigious private university to al-Qaeda jihadist, falling in battle last week. Syria
US Uneasily Adjusts to 'New Egypt' US Ambassador Anne Patterson had it right about the perils of "popular democracy." Egypt
