Miss Egypt upstaged by political unrest Amid political turmoil, the Miss Egypt pageant is the last thing on Egyptians' minds, despite the competition's rich history. Egypt
Erdogan’s Family Policy Conservative, But Not Islamist The Turkish prime minister's family policies are more nationalist than Islamist. Turkey
Iran’s 'Guidance Patrols' Stir Controversy A rise in street confrontations over morals violations raises new questions about Iran's enforcement of morality laws. Iran
The Ailing Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Who Sought to Prevent Wars Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the first rabbi who ruled that preventing bloodshed takes precedence over keeping territories, is fighting for his life. Palestine
In Lebanon, Syrian Refugees Put Political Differences Aside Syrian refugees in Lebanon try to avoid the divisions that are fueling the war at home. Lebanon
Turkey's Gul Calls Syria Events 'Disgrace' Turkish President Abdullah Gul asked UN members if they would have just continued to watch the Syrian disaster unfold had it not been for chemical weapons. Turkey
Turkey, AKP Can Correct Mistakes The right stance for Turkish liberals in the face of such a complicated Justice and Development Party (AKP) is to be critical, not hostile. Turkey
Rouhani Offers Chance for Turkey, Too Better relations with Iran could relieve some of the pressure on Ankara caused by the Syrian war. Turkey
Can Israeli Shas Party Outlive Its Spiritual Leader? No man has shaped the face of modern Israel as has the spiritual leader of the ultra-Orthodox Shas Party, the official king of Sephardic Judaism, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef. Israel
Young Iraqis Vent Frustrations On Facebook In light of Iraq’s tightly controlled media and an increasingly dangerous security situation, many of the country’s youth have turned to Facebook to organize protests and voice dissent. Iraq
English Learning Lags in Iraq English is the most daunting and frequently failed subject in Iraq’s end-of-school exams, indicating a need to update teaching methodologies and focus on it earlier. Iraq
Kuwait Youth Movement Reignites Opposition Frustrated with the lack of progress by the parliamentary opposition, a Kuwaiti youth group is seeking to revitalize the protest movement. Kuwait
Netanyahu to Adapt His Position On Changing Iran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems unable to readjust his conservative position on Iran, when facing President Hassan Rouhani's new approach to the West. Israel
Israel Should Put Rouhani to Test Instead of denigrating the new foreign policy of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Israel should put him to the test and demand concrete, confidence-building action. Israel
Tunisia President: Al-Qaeda Threatens New Arab Democracies Moncef Marzouki blames the Syrian civil war for a resurgence of Islamist terrorism and warns that Egypt’s banning of the Muslim Brotherhood is “the most dangerous thing for you and probably for us.” Originals
Algeria Battles Recruiters From Jabhat Al-Nusra Algeria's security services are reaching out to neighboring countries in an effort to thwart Jabhat al-Nusra's recruitment of young people for jihad in Syria. Originals
