In Iran, critics question Rouhani’s nuclear strategy
(Vahid Salemi / AP)
Ahead of talks in Vienna, rivals warn the president against compromises that go against Iran’s long-term interests.
The hidden lives of Iran’s female drug addicts
One modest treatment center, run by women for women, is part of a wider effort to face a rising problem.
Catholic leaders seek end to graffiti attacks in Israel
A coalition of leaders wants the state to crack down on hate crimes against property as the pope’s visit nears.
Iraq’s war in Anbar province has echoes of U.S. fight
A decade after U.S. Marines first battled al-Qaeda in Western province, Iraq is going it alone.
Afghan Taliban vow new attacks will begin Monday
Militants announce their annual spring offensive, but officials say it won’t have much impact.
Syrian rebels abandoning Homs, ‘capital of the revolution’
After nearly two years under siege, rebels are leaving their one-time redoubt under a safe-passage truce.
Fight breaks out over Syria on Jordanian TV set
A fight erupted Wednesday on the Jordanian TV network 7 Stars between journalists Shaker Al-Johari and Mohammed Al-Jayousi over their differing opinions regarding the Syrian crisis. Al-Jayousi seemingly provoked Al-Johari by accusing him of being “deviant” and supporting the Syrian revolution. Al-Johari responded by accusing Al-Jayousi of supporting the Syrian regime in exchange for money.
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Drug-addicted women seek treatment in Iran
The center is one sign that attitudes are changing as Iran begins to confront an uncomfortable problem that long went ignored.
The struggle for control of Anbar province in Iraq
The Iraqi army is fighting a resurgence of jihadists and hostile tribesmen.
Iraqis vote in parliamentary elections
As the country votes in its first parliamentary elections since the withdrawal of U.S. troops, violence remains.
Holocaust Remembrance Day
Israel held its annual memorial for victims of the Nazi genocide on Monday, and other nations joined in remembrance.
The child merchants of Beirut
Thousands of Syrian refugee children work in Lebanon, selling flowers, tissues, chewing gum or shoe shines.
Supporters of Turkey’s leader rally in Istanbul
Hundreds of thousands of supporters demonstrated for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at an election rally Sunday.
Israel displays rockets seized in Red Sea raid
Israel’s prime minister on Monday toured a display of dozens of rockets that navy commandos intercepted last week.
Suicide bombing in Iraq kills 21 civilians
A suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden vehicle attacked a security checkpoint Sunday in southern Iraq.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest in Jerusalem
Attempts by Israel’s political leaders to force ultra-Orthodox Jews to serve in the military has stirred anger.
Turkish protesters mourn Berkin Elvan
Protesters mourned the death of the 15-year-old, who had been in a coma since a police crackdown on protesters at Gezi Park.
Angelina Jolie visits Syrian children
The actress and U.N. special envoy made a surprise visit to Lebanon to draw attention to the plight of young Syrian refugees.
Suicide blasts kill 4 in Lebanese capital
Two suicide bombers blew up their cars Wednesday trying to hit an Iranian cultural center in a Shiite district in southern Beirut.
Syrians evacuated from Homs
Civilians were evacuated from a rebel-held area of the central Syrian city, raising hopes for progress at peace talks.
Explosion at security headquarters in Cairo
At least five people were killed in highest-profile attack on Egypt’s military-backed government since Morsi’s ouster last year.
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